Aortic valve replacement surgery: comparison of outcomes in matched sternotomy and PORT ACCESS groups.

[1]  L. Cohn,et al.  Early and late outcomes of 1000 minimally invasive aortic valve operations. , 2008, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

[2]  L. Cohn,et al.  Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in Left Ventricular Dysfunction , 2007, Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals.

[3]  F. Casselman,et al.  Minimally invasive versus standard approach aortic valve replacement: a study in 506 patients. , 2006, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[4]  M. Shiono,et al.  Long-term results of the cloth-covered Starr-Edwards ball valve. , 2005, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[5]  G. Wheatley,et al.  Port-access aortic valve surgery: a technique in evolution. , 2004, The heart surgery forum.

[6]  T. Mihaljevic,et al.  One Thousand Minimally Invasive Valve Operations: Early and Late Results , 2004, Annals of surgery.

[7]  P. Herijgers,et al.  Chest pain after partial upper versus complete sternotomy for aortic valve surgery , 2003, Acta cardiologica.

[8]  T. Aybek,et al.  Minimally invasive versus conventional aortic valve replacement: a prospective randomized trial. , 2003, The Journal of heart valve disease.

[9]  C. Detter,et al.  Midterm Results and Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive vs. Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement , 2002, The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon.

[10]  G. Frati,et al.  Does ministernotomy improve postoperative outcome in aortic valve operation? A prospective randomized study. , 2002, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[11]  A. Galloway,et al.  Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement: echocardiographic and clinical results. , 2001, American heart journal.

[12]  O H Frazier,et al.  Aortic valve implantation in the calf: a successful approach using Heartport cannulation and minimally invasive techniques. , 2001, The Journal of heart valve disease.

[13]  H. Scheld,et al.  Minimally-invasive versus conventional aortic valve replacement--perioperative course and mid-term results. , 1999, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

[14]  W. Konertz,et al.  Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR) compared to standard AVR. , 1999, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

[15]  P. Rehak,et al.  Minimally invasive versus conventional aortic valve operations: a prospective study in 120 patients. , 1999, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[16]  J. Balaguer,et al.  Improved myocardial protection in minimally invasive aortic valve surgery with the assistance of port-access technology. , 1998, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[17]  C. Minale,et al.  Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement without sternotomy. Experience with the first 50 cases. , 1998, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.