Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in a middle-income country: feasibility and learning curve in a low-volume center.

J Cardiothorac Surg · 2026 · PMC13059528 · PMID 41764530

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although overall hospital length of stay did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.057), a trend toward shorter hospitalization was observed in the minimally invasive cohort.

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