Contemporary Reoperative Mitral Valve Surgery: Technical Considerations and Clinical Outcomes

Abstract

As patients with cardiac disease live longer, reoperative mitral valve surgery has become more common. Although these operations are technically challenging and of high risk, outcomes continue to improve. Minimally invasive techniques, better cardioprotective strategies, and advanced perioperative care have contributed to this. In this review, we discuss surgical approaches, intraoperative strategies, novel catheter-directed devices, and clinical outcomes of contemporary reoperative mitral valve surgery.

Keywords: catheter-directed devices; clinical outcomes; minimally invasive surgery; mitral valve surgery; reoperative mitral valve surgery; surgical considerations.