The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 142, Issue 6 , Pages 1507-1514, December 2011

A minimally invasive approach is more cost-effective than a traditional sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery

  • Alexander Iribarne, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Rachel Easterwood, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Mark J. Russo, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill
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  • Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Jonathan Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Kimberly N. Hong, MHSA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Craig R. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Michael Argenziano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Michael Argenziano, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, Milstein Hospital Building, Room 7-435, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032.

Received 3 October 2010; received in revised form 20 March 2011; accepted 11 April 2011. published online 13 June 2011.

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 This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Training Grant 5T32HL007854-13 (to Dr Iribarne).

 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

PII: S0022-5223(11)00516-2

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.038

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 142, Issue 6 , Pages 1507-1514, December 2011

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