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 …

Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery (MIAVS) has been developed for the last 20 years.
The improvements in techniques have permitted cardiac surgeons to perform aortic valve …

Background Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (mAVR) is increasingly preferred
over conventional AVR (cAVR). However, data comparing these procedures present …

Objective The aim of this study was to summarize the immediate outcome after aortic valve
replacement (AVR) with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Design …

Background We aimed to evaluate the results of the combined use of rapid-deployment
valves, percutaneous cardioplegia delivery and left heart venting during minimally invasive …

OBJECTIVE Cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis, first developed to assess industrial quality
control, was then used to monitor cardiac surgery performance more than 10 years ago. This …

Methods Between January 1995 and December 2002, a total of 921 consecutive patients
underwent isolated AVR; 438 of these patients had MIAVR. Two matched cohorts each of …

Background Details are provided of the authors' four-year experience with minimally
invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR) through a right mini-thoracotomy, using totally …

Objective To evaluate whether the outcomes of minimally invasive aortic valve surgery were
similar in younger versus older patient groups, as well as whether concomitant minimally …

Methods The 5 year survival and postoperative outcomes of 34 patients that underwent
isolated MIAVR between the years 2010-2013 were compared with the outcomes of 34 …