We read with great interest the recent article by Forcillo and colleagues. 1 Aortic valve
stenosis is emerging as the most common valve disease in Western countries because of a …

The ideal prosthetic valve is easy to implant, has excellent hemodynamic performance
without intrinsic thrombogenicity, and has long-term durability associated with a low risk of …

The increasing incidence of aortic stenosis and greater co-morbidities and risk profiles of the
contemporary patient population has driven the development of minimally invasive aortic …

The field of aortic valve replacement, particularly for stenosis, has grown rapidly during the
past decade. The INTUITY valve (Edwards Lifesciences Corp, Irvine, Calif) from the …

New sutureless aortic valve prosthesis: another tool in less... : Current Opinion in
Cardiology New sutureless aortic valve prosthesis: another tool in less invasive aortic valve …

Sutureless aortic valves: who is the right patient? : Current Opinion in Cardiology Sutureless
aortic valves: who is the right patient? : Current Opinion in Cardiology Log in or Register …

Techniques of securing the prosthesis with suture during surgical aortic valve replacement
(sAVR) are relatively standard, and minor variations (simple versus mattress suture, use of …

Use of the Enable aortic bioprosthesis decreased the mean cross-clamp time, and certainly
with additional experience will likely further decrease cross-clamp time. I wonder whether …

1. Tavlasoglu M, Guler A, Yesil FG. Should sutureless aortic valve replacement be preferred
only for decreasing aortic crossclamp time? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 147: 1726-7 …

In the last years, an increasing proportion of high-risk patients undergo surgical aortic valve
replacement. In order to reduce the risk associated with cross-clamp time or cardioplegic …