Minimally invasive versus sternotomy approaches for mitral reconstruction: Comparison of intermediate-term results Eugene A. Grossi, MD, Angelo LaPietra, MD, Greg H. Ribakove, MD, Julie Delianides, MA, Rick Esposito, MD, Alfred T. Culliford, MD, Christopher C. Derivaux, MD, Robert M. Applebaum, MD, Itzhak Kronzon, MD, Bryan M. Steinberg, MD, F.Gregory Baumann, PhD, Aubrey C. Galloway, MD, Stephen B. Colvin, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 121, Issue 4, Pages 708-713 (April 2001) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.112626 Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 A, Cumulative survival from late cardiac death. B, Cumulative survival from all late death. SS, Standard sternotomy approach; MI, minimally invasive approach. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 121, 708-713DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.112626) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Cumulative survival from mitral reoperation of any cause. SS, Standard sternotomy approach; MI, minimally invasive approach. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 121, 708-713DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.112626) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Cumulative survival from all valve-related complications (anticoagulant, endocarditis, and thromoembolic) and mitral reoperations. SS, Standard sternotomy approach; MI, minimally invasive approach. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 121, 708-713DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.112626) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions