A Randomized Multicenter Trial of Minimally Invasive Rapid Deployment Versus Conventional Full Sternotomy Aortic Valve Replacement Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD, Vadim Moustafine, MD, Lenard Conradi, MD, Christoph Knosalla, MD, PhD, Markus Richter, MD, PhD, Denis R. Merk, MD, Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD, Robert Hammerschmidt, MD, Hendrik Treede, MD, PhD, Pascal Dohmen, MD, PhD, Justus T. Strauch, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 99, Issue 1, Pages 17-25 (January 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.09.022 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials diagram. (FS-AVR = full sternotomy aortic valve replacement; MIS-RDAVR = minimally invasive surgery – aortic valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 17-25DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.09.022) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Edwards Intuity valve showing the subannular skirt frame in (A) precrimped configuration, (B) deployed configuration, and (C) complete valve deployment system. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 17-25DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.09.022) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions