Jakub Staromłyński, Adam Kowalówka, Radosław Gocoł, Damian Hudziak, Małgorzata Żurawska, Wojciech Nowak, Michał Pasierski, Wojciech Sarnowski, Radosław Smoczyński, Maciej Bartczak, Jakub Brączkowski, Sabina Sadecka, Dominik Drobiński, Marek Deja, Piotr Szymański, Piotr Suwalski, Mariusz Kowalewski
Background: Aortic valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSARR) David procedure has not been routinely performed via minimally invasive access due to its complexity. Methods: We compared our results for mini-VSARR to sternotomy-VSARR from another excellence center. Results: Eighty-four patients, 62 in the sternotomy-VSARR group and 22 in the mini-VSARR group, were included. A baseline, the aneurysm dimensions were higher in the mini-VSARR group. Propensity matching resulted in 17 pairs with comparable characteristics...
May 3, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine