title: A completely detachable aortic clamping instrument for minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
abstract: A minimally invasive cardiac surgery is becoming more popular and is still undergoing a refinement of surgical techniques and dedicated instrumentarium as well. New specifically designed instruments are quintessence of safe surgery with improving operative outcomes and comfortable operator-oriented working conditions. In this article, we attempt to present our early clinical experience with a new aortic clamping instrument specifically developed for limited single-access minimally invasive valve surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, "G. Pasquinucci" Heart Hospital, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Massa, Italy. mattia.glauber@ftgm.it
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glauber
authors.forename: Jamshid H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Karimov