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  1. Kent H. Rehfeldt, M.D.

    Kent H. Rehfeldt, M.D.

    1. Anesthesiologist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Robotic surgery, Minimally invasive heart surgery, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Echocardiogram

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See a list of publications about minimally invasive heart surgery by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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July 13, 2023
  1. What is heart surgery? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/heart-surgery. Accessed May 2, 2023.
  2. Aldea GS. Minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 2, 2023.
  3. Newer heart valve surgery options. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-valve-problems-and-disease/understanding-your-heart-valve-treatment-options/newer-heart-valve-surgery-options. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. Patient education: Minimally invasive surgery (the basics). https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. Sellke FW, et al., eds. Minimally invasive, mini-thoracotomy aortic valve replacement. In: Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques. 2nd ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  6. Ami TR. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. May 12, 2023.
  7. Abdelbar A, et al. Minimally invasive tricuspid valve surgery. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021; doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1331.
  8. Masroor M, et al. Minimally invasive left internal mammary artery harvesting techniques during the learning curve are safe and achieve similar results as conventional LIMA harvesting techniques. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022; doi:10.1186/s13019-022-01961-0.
  9. Kenawy A, et al. Minimally invasive resection of benign cardiac tumors. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021; doi:10.21037/jtd-20-1201.
  10. Aldea G. Minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 17, 2023.
  11. Karangelis D, et al. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: in the pursuit to treat more and hurt less. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021; doi:10.21037/jtd-21-1498.
  12. Arghami A, et al. Robotic mitral valve repair: a decade of experience with echocardiographic follow-up. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.083.
  13. Rowse PG (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. May 17, 2023.

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