Objective To compare clinical and health economic outcomes after manubrium-limited mini-sternotomy (intervention) and conventional median sternotomy (usual care). Design A single-blind, randomised ...

Surgical aortic valve replacement generally improves patients’ symptoms and prolongs survival. However, the perceived risk of surgical aortic valve replacement in patients over 80 may result in ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive study on the impact of the sternotomy wires on the characteristics of ultra wideband (UWB) radio propagation channel in the human chest area. The study is ...

Background: Cardiac redo surgery, especially after a full sternotomy, is considered a high-risk procedure. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) is a potential therapeutic approach. However, ...

Arteria lusoria (AL), an anomaly of the right subclavian artery, occurs in 2% of individuals and can cause symptoms such as dysphagia due to its retroesophageal course. Often associated with Kommerell ...

Introduction: Minimally invasive approaches (MICS) to mitral valve surgery have prevailed recently, but have potential pitfalls because of its limited field. The MICS mustn’t compromise the clinical ...

A substantial reduction in lung volumes occurs after sternotomy, but the mechanism or mechanisms are unclear. Measurements were made of lung volumes and of chest wall motion with four pairs of ...

UK: Minithoracotomy was shown to be non-superior to sternotomy in the recovery of physical function at 12 weeks for degenerative mitral regurgitation in a recent study in JAMA (Journal of the American ...