What is it about?
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery through the right anterior minithoracotomy is feasible, can be safely performed without the risk of increased morbidity and mortality.There is a learning curve for RAT-AVR surgery, which is reflected by a lower rate of perioperative surgical complications, a reduced number of conversions to median sternotomy and reduced length of aortic cross clamp, CPB and entire operation after time and increased experience.
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Why is it important?
Perioperative outcomes of patients with isolated aortic valve stenosis and/or insufficiency who underwent minimally invasive AVR through the right anterior minithoracotomy.
Perspectives
Mini AVR through the right anterior minithoracotomy can be the method of choice when surgical aortic valve replacement is planned for patients who do not have contraindications for right anterior minithoracotomy.
Dr Jarosław Stoliński
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology Jagiellonian University Cracow
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This page is a summary of: Perioperative Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy, The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, November 2015, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1566129.
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