Per Wierup

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Per Wierup is a leading figure in robotic mitral valve surgery, with a research focus on optimizing patient selection, refining surgical techniques, and improving perioperative outcomes. His major contributions include developing a conservative screening algorithm for robotic mitral valve candidacy (38 citations), which has helped standardize patient selection, and demonstrating the efficacy of serratus anterior and pectoralis plane blocks for pain management in a randomized clinical trial (33 citations). He has also advanced the field with technical innovations such as the "Five Maneuvers to Facilitate Faster Robotic Mitral Valve Repair" and a novel approach to robotic trans-mitral septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. His work on myocardial temperature during robotic surgery (6 citations) and ventricular dysfunction (4 citations) addresses critical safety considerations. With over 100 total citations across his most-cited papers, Wierup’s research is instrumental in establishing evidence-based practices for robotic mitral valve repair, making him a key contributor to the evolution of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A conservative screening algorithm to determine candidacy for robotic mitral valve surgery

   38 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Serratus anterior and pectoralis plane blocks for robotically assisted mitral valve repair: a randomised clinical trial

   33 citations · 2023
3. 3
   Robotic trans‐mitral septal myectomy and papillary muscle reorientation for HOCM combined with or without mitral valve repair: Technical aspects – How we do it

   17 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Five Maneuvers to Facilitate Faster Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

   10 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Open sternum, cooler heart: The effect of surgical approach on myocardial temperature

   6 citations · 2020
6. 6
   Exploring ventricular dysfunction and poor venous drainage during robotic mitral valve surgery

   4 citations · 2020
7. 7
   Tricuspid annular dimensions in patients with severe mitral regurgitation without severe tricuspid regurgitation

   3 citations · 2021
8. 8
   The Right WAYS to Repair the Mitral Valve

   3 citations · 2021
9. 9
   Intraoperative assessment of mitral valve repair: Validation of the saline test with nonresectional repair techniques

   2 citations · 2019
10. 10
    Patient selection in robotic mitral valve surgery

    1 citations · 2025

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