A best evidence topic was constructed according to a structured protocol. The question
addressed was whether, in patients undergoing minimally invasive aortic valve replacement …

Aortic valve replacement has stood the test of time but is no longer an operation that is
exclusively approached through a median sternotomy using only sutured prostheses …

Objectives Presently, there is enthusiasm for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
program. The literature clearly indicates this type of program could shorten hospital length of …

Objectives Ministernotomy and right anterior minithoracotomy are the 2 main techniques
applied for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. The goal of this study is to compare …

Background The present study is a sub-analysis of the multicenter, randomized PERSIST-
AVR trial (PERceval Sutureless Implant versus Standard Aortic Valve Replacement) …

Minimally invasive approaches to the aortic valve have been described since 1993, with
great hopes that they would become universal and facilitate day-case cardiac surgery. The …

Background Preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) is a conservation strategy for
reducing allogenic blood transfusion (ABT) during minimally invasive cardiac surgery …

Background Less invasive techniques for left ventricular assist device implantation have
been increasingly prevalent over past years and have been associated with improved …

The era of minimally invasive mitral valve (MV) surgery began in 1948 when Harken and
Ellis 1 first described mitral valvulotomy through an intercostal approach. In 1994, Benetti …

Since the 1990-ies, the demand for smaller scars, less trauma, faster recovery, and lower
healthcare costs has forced cardiac surgery to become minimally invasive. This evolution …