Aortic valve replacement through full sternotomy (FS) has been the gold standard for treatment for the past five decades.1

Due to the benefits to patients outlined in this page, there has been an increasing patient demand for minimally invasive surgery (MIS).2

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In recent years there has been a significant increase in patient demand for MIS2

References 

AVR, Aortic Valve Replacement; FS, Full Sternotomy; MIS, Minimally Invasive Surgery; MIAVR, Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement; RDAVR, Rapid Deployment* Aortic Valve Replacement

* Simplified implantation through reduced suture steps

  1. Borger M et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;99:17–25.
  2. Furukawa N et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014;46:221–7.

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