A nationwide survey of aortic valve surgery in Japan: current status of valve preservation in cases with aortic regurgitation.
Satoshi ArimuraMasahiro SekiKenichi SasakiHideaki TakaiMinoru MatsuhamaTakashi KuniharaYutaka OkitaShuichiro TakanashiTatsuhiko KomiyaHitoshi YakuHitoshi OkabayashiHirofumi TakemuraHirokuni AraiMasaru SawazakiYoshiro MatsuiNorihiko ShiiyaPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2017)
To date, aortic valve-sparing operations have been performed for limited patients at limited institution in Japan, but the early outcomes have been excellent.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- current status
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- robot assisted
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pulmonary hypertension
- ejection fraction