Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery: Comparison of Outcomes in Matched Sternotomy and PORT ACCESS Groups William T. Brinkman, MD, William Hoffman, MD, Todd M. Dewey, MD, Dan Culica, MD, PhD, Syma L. Prince, RN, BSN, Morley A. Herbert, PhD, Michael J. Mack, MD, William H. Ryan, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 90, Issue 1, Pages 131-135 (July 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.055 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of valve sizes in sternotomy and PORT ACCESS groups. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 131-135DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.055) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Decrease in surgical time with surgeon experience using PORT ACCESS. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 131-135DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.055) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions