Adham Ahmed, Ahmed K Awad, Kathryn S Varghese, Joshua Mathew, Shayan Huda, Jerrin George, Serena Mathew, Omar A Abdelnasser, Ayman K Awad, Dave M Mathew
OBJECTIVE: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has arisen as a viable alternative to surgery. Similarly, minimally invasive surgical aortic valve replacement (mini-SAVR), such as ministernotomy and minithoracotomy, have also gained interest. We conducted a pairwise meta-analysis to further investigate the efficacy of TAVR versus mini-SAVR. METHODS: Medical databases were comprehensively searched for studies comparing TAVR with a mini-SAVR modality, defined as minimally invasive aortic surgery, ministernotomy, minithoracotomy, or rapid-deployment or sutureless SAVR...
2023: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery