%0 Journal Article %T Myocardial protection during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: strategies and cardioplegic solutions %A Garbade, Jens %A Davierwala, Piroze %A Seeburger, Joerg %A Pfannmueller, Bettina %A Misfeld, Martin %A Borger, Michael A. %A Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm %J Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery %D 2013 %B 2013 %9 %! Myocardial protection during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: strategies and cardioplegic solutions %K %X Effective myocardial protection and perfusion strategies during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (Mini-MV) have evolved over the last decade. Our institutional approach for right-sided Mini-MV has been standardized over the last 15 years in more than 4,500 cases. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is usually instituted by right-sided femoral arterial and venous cannulation with additional cannulation of the right jugular vein in patients with a body weight greater than 75 kg or when a concomitant tricuspid valve (TV) procedure and/or atrial septal defect closure is performed. A single dosage of crystalloid-based cardioplegia [Custodial- histidine-trypthophan-ketoglutarate (Custodial-HTK)] administered via the aortic root in combination with moderate hypothermia (34-35 °C) has become the standard of care for induction and maintenance of myocardial protection at our institution. The present article highlights and discusses the principal techniques of myocardial protection for Mini-MV. %U https://www.annalscts.com/article/view/2894 %V 2 %N 6 %P 803-808 %@ 2304-1021