Minimally Invasive Nonresectional Mitral Valve Repair Can Be Performed With Excellent Outcomes

To review the efficacy of a minimally invasive surgical technique for mitral valve (MV) repair, we analyzed a nonresectional technique for degenerative mitral regurgitation.A retrospective analysis was performed on 101 consecutive patients who underwent a minimally invasive MV repair for severe degenerative mitral regurgitation between 2014 and 2017. All patients underwent a right lateral minithoracotomy and femoral cannulation and were repaired...