Partial versus Complete Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement-Multicenter Study.

Nora GöbelTomasz StankowskiFrancesco PollariKambiz HassanHelena JueckstockJens SchubelChristian SellinThorsten ZielezinskiYacine ElhmidiFalk-Udo SackRichard FeyrerHilmar DoergeHarald HausmannParwis MassoudyMichael SchmoeckelSamer HakmiTheodor FischleinDirk FritzscheUlrich F W Franke

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2024)

In a large, German multicenter cohort, MACCE rates were comparable in surgical aortic valve replacement through partial upper and complete sternotomies. Shorter ICU stay and lower rates of Dressler's syndrome and rehospitalization were in favor of the partial sternotomy group.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction
left ventricular
cross sectional
case report
heart failure
mechanical ventilation
clinical trial
acute respiratory distress syndrome