Key result
Minimally-invasive cardiac valve surgery utilizing smaller incisions has become an increasingly important and commonplace approach in many major medical centers.
Why the study?
Minimally-invasive approaches have become increasingly important in cardiac valve surgery, with smaller incisions becoming commonplace in many major centers.
Design
Literature review
May shorten recovery after valve surgery; leaves open need for larger confirmatory trials before practice change.
Minimally-invasive approaches have become increasingly important in cardiac valve surgery. Smaller incisions have become commonplace in many major centers. We reviewed the existing literature and present the current state-of-the-art of minimally-invasive valve operations in this paper.
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Schmitto et al. (2010) studied this question. Minimally-invasive cardiac valve surgery utilizing smaller incisions has become an increasingly important and commonplace approach in many major medical centers.
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