Does minimal invasive aortic valve replacement surgery improve survival compared to full sternotomy?
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement is safe and associated with equivalent or improved survival compared to full sternotomy.
MIS AVR is associated with very good early and long-term survival, despite longer myocardial ischaemic times. MIS AVR can be performed safely with results that are at least equivalent to those achieved through an FS.
Merk et al. (Wed,) studied this question.