Cor Vasa 2010, 52(10):597-599 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2010.153

Video-assisted open heart procedures - our experience

Piotr Branny^1,*, Michal Janík¹, Bronislav Holek², Jiří Novosad¹, Martin Urban¹

¹ Oddělení kardiochirurgie, Kardiocentrum, Nemocnice Podlesí, a. s., Třinec

² Oddělení kardiologie, Kardiocentrum, Nemocnice Podlesí, a. s., Třinec, Česká republika

Aim of study: Retrospective evaluation of outcomes of video-assisted open heart procedure.

Methods: We evaluated retrospectively a group of 49 consecutive patients operated on in our department through video-assisted right minithoracotomy with extracorporeal circulation inserted through the groin.

Results: Since the year 2005 we performed 49 such procedures. There were 25 females and 24 males. We performed mitral valve repair in 24 cases, mitral valve replacement in 14, closure of atrial septal defect in three, myxoma extirpation in seven, and a lone MAZE procedure in one case. Postoperative complications were: two strokes, one revision for bleeding and one death due to perioperative myocardial infarction.

Conclusion: Our preliminary outcomes are comparable with those from the literature and with procedures performed via sternotomy. We hope that introducing this method to clinical practice will lead to further improvement of our results and a decrease of perioperative complications..

Keywords: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; Minithoracotomy; Port Access; Video-assisted procedure

Published: October 1, 2010  Show citation