Steps forward in minimally invasive cardiac surgery: 10-year experience.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study shows the considerable and attractive results of our decision making process based on the tailored approach: the 10-year outcome analysis demonstrates a trend toward a progressive decrease in the overall rate of post-operative complications and a significant protective effect of the tailored approach on the occurrence of stroke.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - June 20, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Barbero C, Marchetto G, Ricci D, Stura EC, Clerici A, El Qarra S, Filippini C, Boffini M, Rinaldi M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research