Pulmonary Valve Replacement and Redo Pulmonary Valve Replacement via Ministernotomy - How to do it.

Abstract

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is mainly dedicated to acquired left-sided valve diseases. Ministernotomy is widely used for aortic valve repair or replacement, whereas pulmonary valve repair via this approach has been reported only recently. This article aims to describe the use of ministernotomy for pulmonary valve replacement in adult congenital patients.