[HSF] Mitral Valve

[erdinç naseri]

Hal,
wish someday I will have the opportunity to see mitral repair through a 2 cm 
hole by you.
erdinc


>From: Hgrmd at aol.com
>Reply-To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
>To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
>Subject: Re: [HSF] Mitral Valve
>Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 07:45:04 EDT
>
>Ajit,
>   Interesting paper that covers no new ground.  I know John Byrne  (one of 
>my
>interns when I was a fellow) and Pitracek recently joined forces at
>Vanderbilt.  I suspect the vast majority of cases are Pitracek's when he  
>was at St.
>Thomas.  Notice that most are replacements, rather than  repairs. Is that 
>due
>to patient selection, or lack of reparative skill?  Also, notice they call 
>this
>"ultra minimimally invasive".  I guess my  robotic approach with a 20 mm
>working port is "ultra, ultra minimally  invasive".
>
>Hal
>
>
>
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