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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
Right Anterior Minithoracotomy Approach for Aortic Valve Replacement
Ali Fatehi Hassanabad1, Melissa A King1, Wojtek Karolak2
1Section of Cardiac Surgery, Division of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
Abstract:
By sparing the sternum, the right anterior minithoracotomy (RAMT) approach may facilitate a quicker functional recovery when compared with conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR). In the following review, outcomes after RAMT AVR are compared with full sternotomy AVR. The RAMT approach is described, including suggestions for patient selection. The application of the RAMT approach for other cardiac procedures is also discussed.

