Methods and analysis UK Mini Mitral is a multicentre, expertise based randomised controlled trial of minimally invasive thoracoscopically guided right minithoracotomy versus conventional sternotomy ...

Conclusion: Minithoracotomy with femoral cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass is a safe-approach for selected group of patients with device migration following transcatheter device closure of atrial ...

Introduction Minimally invasive and hybrid procedures for patients with aortic valve pathology and coronary artery disease are innovative solutions. Aim To report the results of hybrid aortic valve ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A gene therapy for therapeutic angiogenesis showed promise for people with angina who had already exhausted their options for medical therapy and coronary revascularization ...

The injection — an adenoviral 5 vector that delivers three isoforms of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to the heart — is delivered through a minithoracotomy.

We have developed a novel technique for accessing the aortic valve (AoV) through the left anterior minithoracotomy (LAmT). This approach has been used in patients requiring both AoV surgery and ...

Figure 1. Different accesses for minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgery. A: graphical representation of the 3 different types of access for minimally invasive cardiac surgery used at the ...

Background: Robotic mitral repair is generally performed with four intercostal trocars and a minithoracotomy. We describe our technique and results with a totally-thoracoscopic closed chest approach ...

Minithoracotomy achieved quality and valve repair rates, yielding similar postoperative complications at one year to sternotomy. "The results provide evidence to inform shared decision-making and ...

The UK Mini Mitral trial, showing that mitral valve repair with the less invasive minithoracotomy approach achieved similar outcomes compared with sternotomy, has now been published. The trial ...