Background Limited data exist studying the outcomes of the 2 minimally invasive aortic valve
replacement (AVR) strategies—mini-sternotomy (AVR-st) and right anterior thoracotomy …

Background Over the past two decades, minimally invasive techniques for classic heart
valve surgery and isolated bypass surgery have been developed that enable access to the …

OBJECTIVES Surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) can be performed via a full
sternotomy or a minimal access approach (mini-AVR). Despite long-term experience with …

Objective To report the early and mid-term results of patients who underwent minimally
invasive aortic valve replacement (MI-AVR) with a sutureless prosthesis from an …

Less‐invasive techniques for cardiothoracic surgical procedures are designed to limit
surgical trauma, but the technical requirements and preoperative planning are more …

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) is defined as a surgical aortic valve
replacement which involves smaller chest incisions as opposed to full sternotomy. It is …

Since their introduction, it has been demonstrated that minimally invasive aortic valve
replacement (MIAVR) approaches are safe and effective for the treatment of aortic valve …

Objective The study objective was to compare aortic valve replacement through a right
anterior minithoracotomy with aortic valve replacement through a median sternotomy …

OBJECTIVES Excellent outcomes after minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (mini-
AVR) have been reported. Therefore, mini-AVR has become a popular treatment option in …

Objective To compare short‐term outcomes between dogs undergoing lung lobectomy via
median sternotomy (MS) or intercostal thoracotomy (ICT). Study design Retrospective case …