JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, vol.30, no.6, pp.1587-1593, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives: Various minimally invasive surgical approaches have been used in mitral valve (MV) surgery. The transapical off-pump mitral valve intervention with NeoChord implantation (TOP-MINI) is a minimally invasive, alternative procedure for the treatment of degenerative mitral regurgitation. There are several special considerations for the anesthesiologist during the TOP-MINI procedure. The main purpose of this study was to present the anesthetic management of the TOP-MINI procedure.