title: Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery.
abstract: Heart surgery has seen the emergence of minimally invasive surgery in the quest for less traumatic and less painful surgery. This procedure can be provided without the increased cost of endoscopic instrumentation by use of standard instrumentation, cannulation, and prostheses. A small incision and partially split sternum provide the patient with less postoperative pain and bleeding and early extubation and discharge from the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Service, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nauer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schouchoff
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Demitras
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures