• Letter to the Editor
  • Vol. 42 No. 2, 85–87
  • 15 February 2013

Asia’s First Successful Minimally Invasive Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve Implantation

Jia Lin Soon, Yeow Leng Chua, Victor TT Chao, Paul TL Chiam, See Hooi Ewe, Ving Yuen Seetho, Chung Yin Lee, Swee Yaw Tan, Tian Hai Koh, Kenny YK Sin

Dear Editor,

Reoperation for mitral valve re-replacement in patients with patent coronary bypass grafts can be a formidable task in the elderly. We report a patient that was successfully treated using a novel minimally invasive approach via the apex of the left ventricle.

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