OBJECTIVES Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (Mini-AVR) is a technically
advanced procedure. However, it results in equivalent operative mortality, less bleeding and …

Objective Few clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate the learning curve of
minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively …

Background Since the first aortic valve replacement through a right thoracotomy was
reported in 1993, upper hemisternotomy and right anterior thoracotomy have become the …

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) is associated with numerous
advantages including improved patient satisfaction, cosmesis, decreased transfusion …

Background Several single-center studies have reported excellent outcomes with minimally
invasive aortic valve replacement (mini-AVR). Although criticized as requiring 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 …

Objective The study objective was to assess the learning process and quality of care of right
minithoracotomy aortic valve replacement with a sutureless bioprosthesis at a single …

Methods All reoperative, isolated AVRs performed between July 1997 and September 2013
at the authors' institution, with or without non-complex aortic surgery, were identified …

Objective This study reports the evolution of a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
(mini-AVR) technique that uses a right anterior minithoracotomy approach with central …

OBJECTIVES Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) can be technically
demanding and may lead to prolonged operative time. We evaluated the intraoperative and …