Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Posted On 2018-03-30 16:17:49

This issue, guest edited by Dr. Allen Cheng, aims to increase the community awareness and to provide a comprehensive illustration of the current standard surgical technique in various minimally invasive cardiac surgical and transcatheter approaches. Clinical data will be provided to support the current approaches and their benefits.

Preface on Cardiac Surgery
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Allen Cheng 

Original Article on Cardiac Surgery
Minimally invasive left ventricular assist device placement
Allen Cheng

Surgical Technique on Cardiac Surgery 
Video assisted right mini-thoracotomy for aortic root replacement
Carl A. Johnson Jr, Katherine L. Wood, Amber L. Melvin, Brandon F. Lebow, Peter A. Knight

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: tips, tricks and technique
Allen Cheng, Amy M. Ramsey

Video assisted right mini-thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement
Carl A. Johnson Jr, Amber L. Melvin, Brandon F. Lebow, Amanda Yap, Peter A. Knight

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: state-of-the-art right heart surgical technique for tricuspid valve, atrial septal defect and myxoma
Allen Cheng, Amy M. Ramsey

Case Report on Colorectal Surgery  
Transcaval transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a visual case review
Kamran I. Muhammad, Georgianne C. Tokarchik

Perspective on Cardiac Surgery 
Awake transcatheter aortic valve replacement—an anesthesiologist’s perspective
Jiapeng Huang, Sheng Wang, Jiakai Lu


Disclosure:
The series “Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Visualized Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Allen Cheng served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.