2 live open heart surgery cases in Mitral Valve Surgery Symposium

The Norwegian Thorasic Surgery Association and Department of Thorasic Surgery at Rikshopitalet hosted a symposium on Mitral Valve-Preseving Surgery on April 17th at the annual spring meeting. Two live mitral valve-preserving cases were transmitted from the Interventional Centre to an auditorium at the hospital. The first mini-invasive case was performed by the French cardiac surgeon professor Obadia. The second live case was performed with conventional open surgical technique by professor Alfieri from Italy. Intra-operative echo cardiography status and hemodynamics were demonstrated during both operations by cardiologist dr. Kai Andersen (seen on illustration) from Rikshospitalet. Excellent results were shown in both cases. The Symposium programme also included presentations on; Mitral valve surgery and indications for concomitant treatment of atrial fibrillation- status and results overview, Indications for catheter ablation and surgery of atrial fibrillation, Echocardiography in mitral valve disease as a guide for cardiac surgeons, and finally the Benefits and pitfalls of mini-invasive mitral valve surgery.