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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:275
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons


How to Do It

Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement via Partial Sternotomy

Robert K. W. Tam, FRACS, Aubrey A. Almeida, MB, BS

Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Accepted for publication August 29, 1997.

Dr Tam, Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Rd, Chermside, Brisbane, Australia, 4032 (e-mail: tamr@health.qld.gov.au).

A technique for aortic valve replacement is described in which the aortic valve is exposed through a partial sternotomy without transecting ("T’ing" off) the sternum. Aortic valve replacement can be performed with standard aortic and right atrial cannulation.




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