Nora Goebel, Tomasz Stankowski, Francesco Pollari, Kambiz Hassan, Helena Jueckstock, Jens Schubel, Christian Sellin, Thorsten Zielezinski, Yacine Elhmidi, Falk-Udo Sack, Richard Feyrer, Hilmar Doerge, Harald Hausmann, Parwis Massoudy, Michael Schmoeckel, Samer Hakmi, Theodor Fischlein, Dirk Fritzsche, Ulrich F W Franke
BACKGROUND: The benefits of minimally invasive techniques in cardiac surgery remain poorly defined. We evaluated the short- and mid-term outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement through partial upper versus complete median sternotomy (MS) in a large, German multicenter cohort. METHODS: A total of 2,929 patients underwent isolated surgical aortic valve replacement via partial upper sternotomy (PUS, n = 1,764) or MS ( n = 1,165) at nine participating heart centers between 2016 and 2020...
April 16, 2024: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon