Is Mitral Surgery Best Performed Through Midline Sternotomy?

Prakash P. Punjabi of the National Heart and Lung Institute and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, United Kingdom, presents a discussion on using midline sternotomy for mitral surgery. He discusses the different types of mitral surgery, while also discussing minimally invasive methods and how they compare to midline sternotomy.

This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for more information on SCTS educational programs.