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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
Minimally invasive right heart operations: techniques for bicaval occlusion and cardioplegia
W S Peters1, J H Stevens, J A Smith
1Department of Cardiac Surgical Research, Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia. 100400.2533@compuserve.com
Abstract:
Peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioplegia has facilitated minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement. The cardiopulmonary bypass system was modified to allow bicaval occlusion for right heart operations. In 4 canine studies, three variants of bicaval cannulation techniques were successfully used for atrial septal defect repair via a right minithoracotomy.
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