Aortic valve replacement with or without myocardial revascularization in octogenarians. Can minimally invasive extracorporeal circuits improve the outcome?

CONCLUSION:: MiECCs have a positive influence on the outcome of octogenarians undergoing AVR with or without concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting. Their use should, therefore, be extended beyond isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. PMID: 30394847 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Perfusion - November 3, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: El-Essawi A, Breitenbach I, Haupt B, Brouwer R, Morjan M, Harringer W Tags: Perfusion Source Type: research