Direct aortic access through right minithoracotomy for implantation of self-expanding aortic bioprosthetic valves

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep;140(3):715-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.030. Epub 2010 Apr 14.

Authors

Giuseppe Bruschi¹, Federico De Marco, Pasquale Fratto, Jacopo Oreglia, Paola Colombo, Roberto Paino, Silvio Klugmann, Luigi Martinelli

Affiliation

¹ A De Gasperis Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 20392460
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Bioprosthesis*
Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Coronary Angiography
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracotomy*
Treatment Outcome