Description
Mitral valve repair is the gold standard procedure for patients who require surgery for mitral valve disease. Regardless of the surgical approach, minimal access vs. standard open techniques, the chosen therapy should ensure procedural safety and the ability of the surgeon to perform a durable mitral valve repair. Herein we demonstrate the less invasive approach we typically use for repair at the Reference Mitral Valve Center at Mount Sinai, the hallmark of which is a limited 7-8 cm lower midline incision, tunneling, full sternotomy, and standard cardiopulmonary bypass techniques with central cannulatio