Comparing quality of life and postoperative pain after limited access and conventional aortic valve replacement: Design and rationale of the LImited access aortic valve replacement (LIAR) trial

Comparing quality of life and postoperative pain after limited access and conventional aortic valve replacement: Design and rationale of the LImited access aortic valve replacement (LIAR) trial

Background: Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) via limited access approaches (‘mini-AVR’) have proven to be safe alternative for the surgical treatment of aortic valve disease. However, it remains unclear whether these less invasive approaches are associated with improved quality of life and/o...

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Main Authors: Idserd D.G. Klop, Bart P. van Putte, Geoffrey T.L. Kloppenburg, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, Pythia T. Nieuwkerk, Patrick Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Limited access
Upper hemi-sternotomy
Surgical aortic valve replacement
Mini-AVR
Patient reported outcome measures
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245186542100003X

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