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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

Sec. Cardiovascular Surgery

Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1638217

Surgical outcome and mortality of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A systematic review

Provisionally accepted
Vanessa  Ivana Tara ZwaansVanessa Ivana Tara Zwaans*Julia  SteinJulia SteinSimon  GoeckeSimon GoeckeLeonard  PittsLeonard PittsSerdar  AkanselSerdar AkanselMarkus  KoflerMarkus KoflerStephan  JacobsStephan JacobsVolkmar  FalkVolkmar FalkJörg  KempfertJörg KempfertLeonhard  WertLeonhard Wert
  • German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Background: We sought to outline perioperative patient data to analyse surgical, clinical and echocardiographic outcomes and mortality of patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.

Keywords: Minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMVR), Postoperative outcome Cardiovascular surgery, Minimally invasive surgery (includes port access, Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS), Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement

Received: 30 May 2025; Accepted: 14 Aug 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Zwaans, Stein, Goecke, Pitts, Akansel, Kofler, Jacobs, Falk, Kempfert and Wert. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Vanessa Ivana Tara Zwaans, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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