Video-assisted surgery via periareolar, mitral valve replacement and papillary muscle relocation with neochordae of PTFE

Background Cardiac surgery is looking for new techniques, which are less traumatic with better cosmetic and functional results. The minimally invasive mitral valve in the first procedure is rapidly becoming standard access in several centers around the word. The objective of this report is to show that this new technique can lead to an improved quality of life after surgery and therefore a quicker return to everyday life.