Mini-aortic surgery with percutaneous cannulation and rapid-deployment valve

摘要

Background: We aimed to evaluate the results of the combined use of rapid-deployment valves, percutaneous cardi- oplegia delivery and left heart venting during minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery. Methods: We identified 2 propensity-matched cohorts of patients who underwent primary elective isolated minimally invasive aortic valve surgery at our center over a 3-years period: 30 patients in group A had a conventional valve prosthesis and 30 patients in group B received a rapid-deployment valve using percutaneous cardioplegia delivery and percutaneous left heart venting. Skin incision length, intraoperative times, postoperative hospital outcomes, and 30-day echocardiographic results were compared between the 2 groups.