Owing to the constantly evolving nature of the medical literature, the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons (STS) clinical practice guidelines periodically undergoes evaluation and updating …

Background Limited data exist studying the outcomes of the 2 minimally invasive aortic valve
replacement (AVR) strategies—mini-sternotomy (AVR-st) and right anterior thoracotomy …

Objective To provide recommendations for enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery
(ERACS) based on a multimodal perioperative medicine approach in adult cardiac surgery …

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 …

OBJECTIVES Surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) can be performed via a full
sternotomy or a minimal access approach (mini-AVR). Despite long-term experience with …

Background Surgical aortic valve replacement can be performed through a minimally
invasive (MI) or full sternotomy (FS) approach. The present study compared outcomes of MI …

Background While minimally invasive techniques for aortic valve replacement (AVR) have
been shown to be safe, limited data exist comparing the varying approaches. This study …

Objective To compare clinical and health economic outcomes after manubrium-limited mini-
sternotomy (intervention) and conventional median sternotomy (usual care). Design A single …

Background The small incisions of minimally invasive surgery have the proposed benefit of
less surgical trauma, less pain, and faster recovery. This study was done to compare …

Importance The management of aortic valve disease, including aortic stenosis and aortic
regurgitation (AR), in younger adult patients (age< 65 years) is complex, and the optimal …