Early single institution experience with minimally invasive sutureless aortic valve replacement was reported. Among 300 patients, surgeon-specific and institution-specific learning curves were evaluated for technical success and 30-day complications. A cluster of complications occurred early in the experience and then standardized. No significant
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Minimally Invasive
November 23, 2016
November 17, 2016
In an interview filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Daniela Molena discusses her approach to minimally invasive and robotic esophageal surgery.
September 29, 2016
David Taggart of the University of Oxford, UK, argues that CABG remains the best therapy for coronary artery disease.
September 7, 2016
This clinical case describes the minimally invasive resection of a papillary fibroelastoma in a 56-year-old male patient.
August 30, 2016
This video shows a subxiphoid uniportal middle lobectomy for lung cancer.
August 29, 2016
This video depicts a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy, using the Edwards Intuity rapid deployment aortic valve system, in a 75-year-old male patient with severe aortic stenosis.
August 25, 2016
Vinnie Bapat of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, discusses the development of a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement program at his institution.
August 15, 2016
This video demonstrates a fissure-last, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) resection of the superior segment of the right lower lobe, using a uniportal posterior approach.
August 11, 2016
Torsten Doenst of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, discusses surgical strategies for challenges faced during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
July 28, 2016
Filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, a group of experts discuss the future of aortic stenosis treatment.