This is a case of a 78-year-old lady with severe aortic stenosis who underwent minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) through right anterior minithoracotomy (RT).
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00:00:22 Clinical vignette
00:01:34 Preoperative assessment
00:03:56 Right anterior minithoracotomy
00:04:55 Exposure
00:08:31 Valve excision and replacement
00:11:58 Completion
Cite this article as: Miceli A, Ferrarini M, Glauber M. Right anterior minithoracotomy for aortic valve replacement. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4(1):91-93. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.01.02
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