Background The treatment of aortic valve disease is the most common valvular surgery in
industrialized nations, with 3–9% of the population over the age of eighty having at least …

In recent years, minimally invasive cardiac surgery has increased in prevalence. There has
been significant debate regarding the optimal approach to isolated aortic valve replacement …

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 …

OBJECTIVES Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis is one
of the most common cardiac surgical procedures with excellent long-term outcomes. Multiple …

OBJECTIVES Sutureless aortic valve prostheses have been introduced to facilitate the
implant process, speed up the operating time and improve haemodynamic performance …

Objective. Available evidence suggests that a minimally invasive approach with the use of
sutureless bioprostheses has a favorable impact on the outcome of patients undergoing …

Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications remain a leading cause of increased
morbidity, mortality, longer hospital stays, and increased costs after cardiac surgery; …

Objective: To analyse the early and mid-term outcome of patients undergoing conventional
aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus minimally invasive via hemi-sternotomy aortic valve …

In 2020, nearly 30,000 published references appeared in the PubMed for the search term
“cardiac surgery.” While SARS-CoV-2 affected the number of surgical procedures, it did not …

Sutureless or rapid deployment valves in the setting of aortic valve replacement (AVR) is an
emerging surgical technique using the transcatheter valve technology, which may lead to …