The UK Mini Mitral trial, showing that mitral valve repair with the less invasive minithoracotomy approach achieved similar outcomes compared with sternotomy, has now been published. The trial ...

In the UK and elsewhere, roughly 80% of surgical repairs are done with a sternotomy and 10% to 15% are performed via a right minithoracotomy. “In the clinical community, there is an urgent need to ...

Patients receiving the gene had 4x10 10 particle units of AdVEGF121 injected directly into the free wall of the left ventricle via a minithoracotomy. The primary end point was time to additional 1 ...

TCT 60: Long-Term Outcomes Following Drug-Coated Balloons Versus Thin-Strut Drug-Eluting Stents for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis in Chronic Coronary Syndrome (CCS Dragon-Registry) Receive the the ...