Title : Minimally invasive cardiac surgery in congenital heart diseases: The new horizon
Abstract:
Sternotomy has been the most common approach for the correction of congenital cardiac defects, and questions arise surrounding the safety, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of implementing minimally invasive techniques in congenital cardiac surgery, despite their global adoption over the past three decades. Extensive scientific literature has emerged since the initial report of the minimally invasive approach to congenital heart defects (CHD) in 1998. Nevertheless, the availability of published data from India on this subject remains limited. We aim to describe the techniques and outcomes of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in selected pediatric cases, a subject not previously detailed within the Indian population, and its corresponding surgical setup.
