This is a case of a 64-year old male patient who was planned for a minimally invasive aortic valve repair or replacement (dependent on direct inspection) with ascending and hemiarch aneurysm repair.
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00:00:35 Clinical vignette
00:02:40 Ministernotomy
00:03:55 Dissection of aorta
00:06:19 Aortic valve excision
00:09:31 Hemiarch reconstruction
00:12:25 Aortic valve replacement
00:14:26 Proximal anastomosis
00:17:51 Conclusion
Cite this article as: Roselli EE. Interventions on the aortic valve and proximal thoracic aorta through a minimally invasive approach. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4(1):81-84. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.11.02
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