1. A comparison of minimally invasive and standard aortic valve replacement 
Jarosław Stoliński, MD, PhD, Dariusz Plicner, MD, PhD, Grzegorz Grudzień, MD, PhD, Marcin Wąsowicz, MD, PhD, Robert Musiał, MD, Janusz Andres, MD, PhD, Bogusław Kapelak, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 152, Issue 4, Pages (October 2016)
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2. Figure 1
Trends over time of aortic crossclamp time (A), CPB time (B), operation time (C), and postoperative drainage (D) in the RT-AVR group. Data are presented as mean values, and confidence limits are included (n = 44), 2011 (n = 56), 2012 (n = 51), 2013 (n = 60). Details are described in the “Results” section. CPB, Cardiopulmonary bypass.
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3. Operation time indicating a learning curve for RT-AVR surgery.
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4. Video 1
Aortic valve replacement through a right anterior minithoracotomy. Video available at
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