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2. Open aortic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Open aortic surgery ... When the aortic valve is diseased in addition to the ascending aorta, ... Recovery time after OAS is substantial. Immediately following ...

3. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure whereby a failing aortic valve is replaced with an artificial heart valve. The aortic valve may need to be replaced because of aortic regurgitation (back flow), or if the valve is narrowed by stenosis .

4. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, encompasses various aspects of cardiac surgical procedures (aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, coronary artery bypass surgery, ascending aorta or aortic root surgery) that can be performed with minimally invasive approach either via mini-thoracotomy or mini-sternotomy.

5. Ross procedure - Wikipedia

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   [11] [13] In 1967 Ross took the normal pulmonary valve of a person with severe aortic valve disease, and placed it in the aortic position where the diseased aortic valve was removed. [11] To reconstruct the missing pulmonary outflow tract, a homograft stored and sterilised from a cadaver was used to replace the removed pulmonary valve. [11]

6. Valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Current aortic valve replacement approaches include closed heart surgery, Very invasive cardiac surgery (VICS) and Very invasive, Scapulae-based aortic valve replacement. Catheter replacement of the aortic valve (called trans-aortic valve replacement or implementation [TAVR or TAVI]) is a minimally invasive option for those suffering from ...

7. Endovascular aneurysm repair - Wikipedia

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   As compared to the traditional aortic repair, standard recovery after EVAR is faster with earlier ambulation. However, there is still risk of spinal cord injury early after the procedure. Patients who have undergone EVAR typically spend one night in the hospital to be monitored, although it has been suggested that EVAR can be performed as a ...