The role of ministernotomy in aortic valve surgery-A prospective randomized study.
Petar M VukovicPredrag MilojevicIvan StojanovicSlobodan MicovicIgor S ZivkovicMiodrag PericMiroslav MilicicPetar MilacicMilan MilojevicMilovan BojicPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
There was no difference in the major outcomes between the patients who underwent upper ministernotomy and those who underwent full sternotomy. The benefits of the minimally invasive approach were the shorter hospital stay and significantly faster recovery of patients after discharge from the hospital.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- aortic valve
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- aortic valve replacement
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- acute coronary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adverse drug
- drug induced