Long-Term Outcomes after Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery through Right Anterior Minithoracotomy.
Conclusion MIAV is safe and feasible with favorable long-term outcomes. In the future, it could serve as benchmark for interventional methods as soon as indications are expanded to young and low-risk patients. Randomized studies are needed to compare the long-term outcomes of these approaches.
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Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Reser D, Walser R, van Hemelrijk M, Holubec T, Weber A, Plass A, Maisano F Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research
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