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Keywords: replacement; valve repair EN replacement valve repair 1125 1125 1 03/02/22 20220401 NES 220401 We have read with great interest about Fatehi et al.'s experience of right anterior mini thoracotomy approach for isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR).1 We also congratulate the authors on the quality of their work, which provides a valuable experience about minimally invasive AVR. They demonstrated in a retrospective study that minimally invasive AVR provides favorable short-term clinical outcomes, reduces postoperative bleeding and the requirement for anesthesia, and concluded that minimally invasive AVR could be a reliable treatment. Because of the small number of total robotic AVRs accomplished in our center, available controlled studies have not been performed, and here we would like to share the experiences of other medical centers regarding total robotic AVR surgery. [Extracted from the article]

Redo surgical mitral valve replacement versus transcatheter mitral valve in valve from the national inpatient sample. They demonstrated with a retrospective study that the overall operative, 30-day, and 1-year mortality in the overall cohort were 3.4%, 22.4%, and 25.9%, respectively, and concluded that SMVR after prior mitral valve surgery presents a demanding procedure with high operative risk, significant mortality, and morbidity. Letter to Editor: Surgical redo mitral valve replacement in high-risk patients: The real-world experience. [Extracted from the article]

They demonstrated with a retrospective study that minimally invasive and sternotomy mitral valve repair in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease is associated with equivalent survival and repair durability, here we have some questions regarding this paper. Keywords: minimally invasive; mitral valve; valve repair/replacement EN minimally invasive mitral valve valve repair/replacement 474 474 1 01/07/22 20220201 NES 220201 We have read with great interest about Bowdish et al.'s1 experience of minimally invasive and sternotomy mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve disease. Letter to Editor regarding: Equivalent outcomes with minimally invasive and sternotomy mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve disease. [Extracted from the article]

Several studies regarding isolated tricuspid valve surgery have been performed in our center. Complicated postoperative course in isolated tricuspid valve surgery: looking for predictors. Keywords: replacement; valve repair EN replacement valve repair 466 466 1 01/07/22 20220201 NES 220201 We have read with great interest about Sala et al.'s experience of predictors of prognosis regarding isolated tricuspid valve surgery.1 We also congratulate the authors on the quality of their work, which provides a valuable experience regarding the prognostic assessment of isolated tricuspid valve surgery. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: replacement; valve repair EN replacement valve repair 465 465 1 01/07/22 20220201 NES 220201 We have read with great interest about D'Onofrio et al.'s experience of transapical mitral valve repair (MVP) procedures.1 We also congratulate the authors on the quality of their work, which provides a new approach to minimally invasive MVP techniques. The authors review the available transapical MVP technologies including annuloplasty and chordal-repair options and concluded that as a potential treatment option, the clinical prognosis of transapical MVP technology is promising in well-selected patients. REFERENCES 1 D'Onofrio A, Fiocco A, Nadali M, Gerosa G. Transapical mitral valve repair procedures: primetime for microinvasive mitral valve surgery. [Extracted from the article]

They demonstrated with a retrospective study that short-term, as well as long-term outcomes of MIDCAB, are satisfactory and as safe and effective as OPCAB via sternotomy.1 They point out in their limitations that most patients with single-vessel LAD disease have been treated with percutaneous coronary intervention in real-world scenarios, except as a single-center experience. Early and long-term clinical outcomes after minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting versus off-pump coronary surgery via sternotomy in isolated proximal left anterior descending artery disease: a propensity score matching analysis. We have read with great interest about Stanislawski et al.'s experience of early and long-term clinical outcomes after minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus off-pump CABG via sternotomy in isolated proximal left anterior descending (LAD) artery disease.1 We also congratulate the authors on the quality of their work, which provides valuable insights into the evaluation of the results of minimally invasive off-pump CABG. [Extracted from the article]

Early clinical and angiographic outcomes after robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery. Eleven-year outcomes of U-clips in totally robotic coronary artery bypass grafting versus standard hand-sewn running suture in robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting. We have read with great interest about Patrick et al.'s experience of the learning curve of robotically assisted coronary artery bypass surgery (RA-CABG).1 We also congratulate the authors on the quality of their work, which provides a valuable reference article about RA-CABG. [Extracted from the article]