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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Mitral valve]] surgery can be either a repair for the mitral valve or totally replace it in the heart. Beside [[percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy]] (PMBV), surgical treatments for mitral stenosis include closed commissurotomy, open commissurotomy (valve repair) and [[mitral valve replacement]]. In open surgery, the surgeon makes a large cut in the sternum to reach the heart. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is done through much smaller surgical cuts than the large cuts needed for open surgery. | [[Mitral valve]] surgery can be either a repair for the mitral valve or totally replace it in the heart. Beside [[percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy]] (PMBV), surgical treatments for mitral stenosis include closed commissurotomy, open commissurotomy (valve repair) and [[mitral valve replacement]]. In open surgery, the surgeon makes a large cut in the sternum to reach the heart. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is done through much smaller surgical cuts than the large cuts needed for open surgery. | ||
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Although [[mitral valvuloplasty]] is an effective less invasive treatment modality compared to surgery, mitral valve surgery is indicated if the mitral valve is severely [[calcification|calcified]], if there is moderate to severe [[mitral regurgitation]] coexists with MS, if mitral valvuloplasty is not available or the patient has unfavorable valve morphology, and if there is [[left atrial]] [[thrombus]] that persists despite [[anticoagulation]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]
Overview
Mitral valve surgery can be either a repair for the mitral valve or totally replace it in the heart. Beside percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy (PMBV), surgical treatments for mitral stenosis include closed commissurotomy, open commissurotomy (valve repair) and mitral valve replacement. In open surgery, the surgeon makes a large cut in the sternum to reach the heart. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is done through much smaller surgical cuts than the large cuts needed for open surgery.
Indications
Although mitral valvuloplasty is an effective less invasive treatment modality compared to surgery, mitral valve surgery is indicated if the mitral valve is severely calcified, if there is moderate to severe mitral regurgitation coexists with MS, if mitral valvuloplasty is not available or the patient has unfavorable valve morphology, and if there is left atrial thrombus that persists despite anticoagulation.