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Minimally Invasive and Full Sternotomy Aortic Valve Replacements Lead to Comparable Long-Term Outcomes in Elderly Higher-Risk Patients: A Propensity-Matched Comparison.

Jan HlavickaLarissa GettwartJulian LandgrafRazan SalemFlorian HeckerEnis SalihiArnaud Van LindenThomas WaltherTomas Holubec
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2024)
In comparison to FS, MiniAVR provided similar short- and long-term outcomes in a higher-risk elderly population receiving biological prostheses. In particular, long-term survival, freedom from reoperation, and the incidence of endocarditis were comparable. These results clearly advocate for the routine use of MiniAVR as a standard procedure for AVR, even in a high-risk population.
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