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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
Aortic stenosis in high-risk patients. Surgical therapy
T Walther1, M Arsalan, J Blumenstein
1Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff Klinik, Benekestrasse 2-8, Bad Nauheim, Germany. t.walther@kerckhoff-klinik.de
Abstract:
Conventional aortic valve replacement is the standard approach for treating aortic stenosis, it is performed via a full or partial sternotomy, and is associated with low risks for patients and with excellent long-term outcomes. This also holds true for octogenarians, if they present without relevant comorbidities. After resection of the calcified native leaflets, biological prostheses with good functionality and durability are implanted. Elderly patients with an increasing risk profile, however, should be treated by a heart team using transcatheter approaches including cardiac surgery.
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