Aortic valve replacement through right minithoracotomy in 306 consecutive patients

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 326-330

  Glower, Donald D ^a   Lee, Teng ^a   Desai, Bhargavi ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Aortic valve replacement; Minimally invasive; Minithoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CELLULITIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78149378370     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3181f64e54     Document Type: Article

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