Experiences in Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect with AnteriorMini-Thoracotomy Approach

Introduction: The surgeons and their patients are now seeing the benefits and extendedpossibilities of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Anterior mini-thoracotomy approach is agood alternative to median sternotomy since it reduces operative trauma, accelerates recoveryand yields a better cosmetic...

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Main Authors: Bahador Baharestani, Shahabedin Rezaei, Farshad Jalili Shahdashti, Gholamreza Omrani, Mona Heidarali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/PDF/JCVTR-6-181.pdf