Endoaortic Clamping Does Not Increase the Risk of Stroke in Minimal Access Mitral Valve Surgery: A Multicenter Experience Filip Casselman, MD, PhD, Jose Aramendi, MD, Mohamed Bentala, MD, Pascal Candolfi, PhD, Rudolf Coppoolse, MD, Borut Gersak, MD, PhD, Ernesto Greco, MD, PhD, Paul Herijgers, MD, PhD, Steven Hunter, MD, Ralf Krakor, MD, PhD, Mauro Rinaldi, MD, Frank Van Praet, MD, Geert Van Vaerenbergh, ECP, Joseph Zacharias, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 100, Issue 4, Pages 1334-1339 (October 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.003 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 View of the operative setup for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Note the working port, the left atrial retractor shaft (top), venting position (right from the working port), and endoscope (under the working port). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 1334-1339DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.003) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions