This is a case of an 80 year old female with high grade symptomatic aortic stenosis. After cardiac catherization, which excluded significant coronary artery disease, a minimally invasive sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) using a Medtronic 3f Enable valve was planned.
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00:00:20 Clinical vignette
00:00:41 Exposure
00:01:19 Operation
00:01:41 Cross-clamping and valve excision
00:02:21 Valve deployment
00:06:21 Completion
Cite this article as: Vötsch A, Dapunt O. Medtronic 3f Enable implantation through right anterior thoracotomy. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4(2):201-202. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.01.03
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