Early results of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. Experience with the first 34 cases

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 458-461

  Minale, Carmine ^a,b   Reifschneider, Hans J ^a   Schmitz, Edgar ^a   Uckmann, Frank P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b HELlOS Klinikum Wuppertal   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; REOPERATION; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0031132548     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. COSGROVE DM, SABIK JF: Minimally invasive approach for aortic valve operation. Ann Thorac Surg 1996; 62: 596-597.
2. MINALE C, REIFSCHNEIDER HJ, SCHMITZ E, UCKMANN FP: Single access for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 1997, in press.