Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement was feasible and safe in 16 consecutive patients, with 87.5% experiencing no postoperative complications and 100% survival at 30 days.
Observational (n=16)
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Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement is feasible and safe during the early learning phase, yielding good hemodynamic results and low complication rates.
Jaworski et al. (Tue,) conducted a observational in Severe symptomatic aortic valve disease (n=16). Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TE-AVR) was evaluated on Freedom from postoperative complications. Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement was feasible and safe in 16 consecutive patients, with 87.5% experiencing no postoperative complications and 100% survival at 30 days.