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Minimally Invasive Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation and Simultaneous Major Pulmonary Resection

Friday, October 11, 2013

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Source

Source Name: Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Source URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocs.12223/abstract;jsessionid=DB92FF…

Author(s)

Timotheos G. Kelpis M.D.*, Vassilios A. Economopoulos M.D., Nikolaos E. Nikoloudakis M.D., Antonis A. Pitsis M.D.

71-year-old male who underwent successful minimally invasive transapical aortic valve implantation to treat severe aortic stenosis, with simultaneous pulmonary resection for the treatment of lung cancer. At five-year follow-up the patient remains free of symptoms (NYHA I) and recurrence.