Fred Mohr of the Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany, discusses the benefits of using a ministernotomy approach to aortic valve surgery, including the potential for less morbidity and mortality, and better early recovery. Dr. Mohr also shares his best practices for the ministernotomy approach.
This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for information on the 2016 SCTS Annual Meeting.
