Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement—where are we?

Arora, Sameer; Vavalle, John P.

doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.03.189

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“…However, research has shown that less invasive valve replacement surgery (VRS) results in reduced post-surgical complications and mortality rates [1,2]. The transcatheter (TC) approach has historically been used for high-risk patients and the median sternotomy (MS) has been utilized in younger healthier patients while the minimally invasive (MI) approach has been used in both high-and low-risk patients [3][4][5].…”

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Inspiratory Muscle and Functional Performance of Patients Entering Cardiac Rehabilitation after Cardiac Valve Replacement

Gempel

Cohen

Milian

et al. 2023

JCDD

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Limited research has examined inspiratory muscle performance (IMP) and functional performance (FP) of patients after valve replacement surgery (VRS). The purpose of this study was to examine IMP as well as several measures of FP in patients post-VRS. The study results of 27 patients revealed that patients undergoing transcatheter VRS were significantly (p = 0.01) older than patients undergoing minimally invasive or median sternotomy VRS with the median sternotomy VRS group performing significantly (p < 0.05) better than the transcatheter VRS group in the 6-min walk test, 5x sit-to-stand test, and sustained maximal inspiratory pressure. The 6-min walk test and IMP measures in all groups were significantly (p < 0.001) lower than predicted values. Significant (p < 0.05) relationships were found between IMP and FP with greater IMP being associated with greater FP. Pre-operative and early post-operative rehabilitation may improve IMP and FP post-VRS.

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