Rapid-Deployment Versus Sutured Aortic Valve Replacement Through Right Anterior Thoracotomy: A Single-Team Retrospective Comparison of Operative Efficiency in 192 Consecutive Patients
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement through a right anterior thoracotomy is limited by prolonged operative times. We assessed whether a rapid-deployment prosthesis reduces those times and improves early outcomes when surgical access, team and era are held constant. Single-centre retrospective cohort study of 20...