Objective Operative techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) have evolved
dramatically over the past decade to include a wide demographic of patients. Mastering a …

Objective Aortic valve replacement (AVR) can be performed either through full median
sternotomy (FS) or upper mini-sternotomy (MS). The Mini-Stern trial aimed to establish …

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 …

OBJECTIVES Minimally invasive surgical techniques with optimal outcomes are of
paramount importance. Sutureless and rapid deployment aortic valves are increasingly …

OBJECTIVES To evaluate early outcomes of endoscopic aortic valve replacement (AVR)
and risks of concomitant procedures done through the same working port. METHODS At our …

Objective Risk-scoring systems for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) were largely
derived from sternotomy cases. We evaluated the accuracy of current risk scores in …

Objective: The standard management of concomitant aortic valve (AV) and coronary artery
disease has been coronary artery bypass and AV replacement (AVR). With the advent of …

Objectives Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (mini‐AVR) might improve clinical
outcomes, particularly in high‐risk and elderly patients. Sutureless/rapid deployment …

Study objective Explore validation of a model to predict patients' risk of failing extubation, to
help providers make informed, data-driven decisions regarding the optimal timing of …

Objective We examined the safety and efficacy of del Nido cardioplegic solution compared
with histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate cardioplegic solution in minimally invasive cardiac …