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Is anyone particularly suitable for a minithoracotomy approach?

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Is anyone particularly suitable for a minithoracotomy approach?

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Young, slim women with mitral and / or tricuspid valve disease are ideally suited to this approach. Women with a cup size greater than a B-cup will find that the incision is almost completely hidden in the breast crease. Wound healing in this area is poorer in older women with very large breasts.