Since Cosgrove and Sabik first described minimally invasive aortic valve surgery in 1996 ... aortic valve replacement (AVR) with median sternotomy, including survival, perioperative times ...

The benefits of doing minimally invasive surgery are less pain and faster recovery. A sternotomy (a procedure whereby a ...

The Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship program is a one-year, Texas Medical Board approved program (TMB #503-48-05-42). This program provides an education in innovative multidisciplinary ...

It’s a minimally invasive procedure compared to open heart surgery. “Placing a valve in his native valve, or the valve they have sewn in, and creating a normal functioning aortic valve,” Dr.