© AME Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4(1):1-2www.annalscts.com Preface Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement Hello and welcome to the first edition of the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) 2015. It is a great...
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© AME Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4(1):1-2www.annalscts.com Preface Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement Hello and welcome to the first edition of the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) 2015. It is a great honour to be the guest editor of this issue of the ACS, which is entirely dedicated to minimally invasive aortic valve surgery. This issue aims to serve as a resource for all surgeons who are involved—or are planning to be involved—in a minimally invasive program for the surgical treatment of patients with a diseased aortic valve. To achieve this goal, the most influential experts in the field of minimally invasive aortic valve surgery have been invited to share their expertise on relevant broad issues including indications, outcome reports, risk stratification, learning curve, as well as the distinctive technical challenges related to reoperative aortic valve surgery, double valve surgery, sutureless or rapid deployment aortic valve
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