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Does a Small Body Have a Negative Impact on Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery?
Tomonori Shirasaka1, Shingo Kunioka1, Yuta Kikuchi1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Backgrounds:
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) in patients with a small body presents surgeons with a technically difficult surgical maneuver. We hypothesized that physique might negatively influence the safety and technical complexity of MIMVS.
Methods:
One hundred and twenty-one patients underwent MIMVS in our institution between May 2014 and April 2020. These patients were categorized into two groups. The first group was the small physique group (n = 20) consisting of patients with a stature <150 cm. The second group was the normal physique group (n = 101) consisting of patients with a stature >150 cm. The primary endpoint was freedom from death and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). The secondary endpoint was freedom from moderate or severe mitral regurgitation.
Results:
Cardiopulmonary bypass time (130 ± 29 vs. 156 ± 55 min, p = 0.02) and aortic cross-clamp time (75 ± 27 vs. 95 ± 39 min, p = 0.03) were significantly shorter in the small physique group. Both in the early and midterm periods, there was no significant difference in the mortality (early, 5.0 vs. 1.0%, p = 0.30. midterm, 5.0 vs. 1.0%, p = 0.09), MACCE (early, 5.0 vs. 6.9%, p = 0.65. midterm, 5.0 vs. 5.9%, p = 0.93) and the residual MR (early, 0 vs. 1.0%, p = 0.66. midterm, 5.0 vs. 4.9%, p = 0.93) between the two groups.
Conclusions:
Small physique is not a hurdle for MIMVS in terms of the safety of the operation.
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