Aortic stenosis has traditionally been addressed with surgical aortic valve replacement
(AVR). In recent years, several technologies have emerged as alternative treatment methods …

Background Myxomas are the most frequent cardiac tumours. Their diagnosis requires
prompt removal. In our centre, for valve surgery we use a minimally invasive approach …

Introduction: Aortic valve disease is the most common valvular heart disease. Aortic valve
replacement (AVR) is the treatment of choice for aortic valve stenosis (AS). Multiple options …

Background There is growing evidence from the literature that right anterior minithoracotomy
aortic valve replacement (RAT-AVR) improves clinical outcome. However, increased cross …

Background Long cross clamp times have been associated with poor clinical outcomes, yet
some patients require extremely long ischemic times to repair complex surgical problems …

OBJECTIVES Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is a definitive treatment for chronic
thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Demographic-based disparities in PTE outcomes …

Aim of this retrospective, multicenter study was to evaluate early and mid-term clinical and
hemodynamic results of patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) …

Background Aortic valve replacement by way of a right anterior mini-thoracotomy (RAMT)
has shown excellent results in terms of mortality and morbidity. The aim of the present study …

Preoperative left ventricular dysfunction is a risk factor for postoperative mortality and
morbidity in cardiovascular surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass, including thoracic aortic …

Modern heart surgery should strive toward the most durable therapeutic results and
enhanced patient recoveries. Novel customized technology is available to advance the …