AUTHOR=Lu Anyi , Ye Yingxian , Hu Jiaqi , Wei Ning , Wei Jinfeng , Lin Bimei , Wang Sheng 

TITLE=Case Series: Video-Assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.781690

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2021.781690

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<p>Surgical intervention is expected to improve maternal outcomes in pregnant patients with heart disease once the conservative treatment fails. For pregnant patients with heart disease, the risk of cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) must be balanced due to the high fetal loss. The video-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been progressively applied and shows advantages in non-pregnant patients over the years. We present five cases of pregnant women who underwent a video-assisted minimally invasive surgical approach for cardiac surgery and the management strategies. In conclusion, the video-assisted MICS is feasible and safe to pregnant patients, with good maternal and fetal outcomes under the multidisciplinary assessment and management.</p>