Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with sutureless valve is the appropriate treatment option for high-risk patients and the "real alternative" to transcatheter aortic valve implantation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Mar;151(3):610-613. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.10.028. Epub 2015 Oct 19.
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Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Patient Selection
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Suture Techniques
  • Treatment Outcome