External left atrial appendage occlusion during endoscopic mitral valve repair and cryoablation

G. Cresce¹, L. Benvegnù², L. salvador³
¹Cardiac Surgery Division, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Vicenza, Veneto ²AOUI Verona, vicenza, Veneto ³Division of Cardiac Surgery, S. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Veneto

Presenting Author(s)

Giovanni Domenico Cresce, MD, PhD

Senior Cardiac Surgeon
Cardiac Surgery Division, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza
Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Disclosure(s):

Giovanni Domenico Cresce, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Please explain the educational or technical point that this video addresses.: Left atrial appendage exclusion feasibility in concomitant endoscopica mitral valve surgery

Please provide a 250 word summary of the surgical video being submitted.: In this video we show our minimally invasive totally endoscopic technique to perform left atrial appendage occlusion during concomitant mitral valve repair surgery and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation using cryoablation.

Learning Objectives:

The external left atrial appendage exclusion is feasible during endoscopic mitral valve surgery