Multiple valve replacement in limited access: a case report

Nowadays minimally invasive surgery represents an accepted technique to treat heart valve disease. We report a case of surgical correction of multiple valve disease in a 61-year-old woman through a minimally invasive right anterolateral minithoracotomy. The intervention was performed under transesop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Heart surgery forum 2007, Vol.10 (5), p.E408-E410
Hauptverfasser:	Torre, Tiziano, Trunfio, Rafael, Mauri, Romano, Siclari, Francesco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia, Epidural Aortic Valve Insufficiency - complications Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Humans Middle Aged Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods Mitral Valve Stenosis - complications Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - methods Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - complications Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Nowadays minimally invasive surgery represents an accepted technique to treat heart valve disease. We report a case of surgical correction of multiple valve disease in a 61-year-old woman through a minimally invasive right anterolateral minithoracotomy. The intervention was performed under transesophageal echocardiography and videoscopic guidance. High thoracic epidural anesthesia allowed a rapid weaning from mechanical ventilation and a faster recovery.
ISSN:	1098-3511 1522-6662
DOI:	10.1532/HSF98.20071066