A technique of an upper V-type ministernotomy in the second intercostal space

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1021-1022

  Karimov, Jamshid H ^a,b   Santarelli, Filippo ^a   Murzi, Michele ^a   Glauber, Mattia ^a  

^a G PASQUINUCCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Ascending aorta; Debranching; Minimally invasive; Ministernotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; V TYPE MINISTERNOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73249124380     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.215699     Document Type: Article

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