Is minimally invasive mitral valve surgery a very safe procedure with very low rates of conversion to full sternotomy?
This large series shows that MI-MVS can be performed with very low complication rates. In the experience of this large single-centre study, conversion to full sternotomy was necessary in only 1% of all patients. If conversion is indicated, however, it is associated with a high operative mortality.
These observations suggest that the rate of LV isovolumic relaxation is a predictor of LV end-diastolic pressure.