Early Outcomes and Risk Factors Associated With Second Cross-clamping in Mitral Valve Repair: A Propensity-matched Minimally Invasive Cohort Analysis
2nd XCL can be performed safely without impairing early and mid-term postoperative outcomes. Patients with complex valve pathology in DMR and leaflet restriction in FMR are at a higher risk for 2nd XCL.
Authors
- Jörg Kempfert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2009-6375)
- Volkmar Falk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-8620)
- Leonard Pitts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0339-5791)
- Dustin Greve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6241-6544)
- Stephan Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7353-1855)
- Serdar Akansel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-4537)
- Martina Dini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6249-8877)
- Markus Kofler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6932-7157)
- Simon Suendermann
Institutions
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf421
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00