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Technique and Patient Selection Criteria of Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy for Minimal Access Aortic Valve Replacement
Published on: March 26, 2018
[Surgical management of aortic valve stenosis]
Georg Kleikamp1, Ariane Maleszka, Armin Zittermann
1Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen. gkleikamp@hdz-nrw.de
Abstract:
This paper gives an overview of the indications for surgical therapy of aortic valve stenosis. The current surgical management and the results of aortic valve replacement are outlined. The presented results of aortic valve replacement especially in elderly and high-risk patients compare favorably with other published data in respect to perioperative morbidity and mortality. All newly developed procedures for the treatment of aortic stenosis therefore will have to prove their superiority in future.
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