Right Anterior Minithoracotomy Is an Alternative, Less Invasive Approach to Median Sternotomy during Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients with Low Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Table 1
Baseline variables of included patients.
Variable
Median sternotomy
Right anterior minithoracotomy
Age (years, )
0.62
Gender/male (%)
25 (58.1%)
26 (60.5%)
0.83
Smoking (%)
16 (37.2%)
17 (39.5%)
0.83
Alcohol consumption (%)
9 (20.9%)
11 (25.6%)
0.61
Body mass index (kg/m-2, )
0.79
Heart rate at admission (time (min), )
0.90
Disease duration (years, )
0.80
NYHA classification (%)
0.93
Class I
4 (9.3%)
5 (11.6%)
Class II
16 (37.2%)
14 (32.6%)
Class III
15 (34.9%)
17 (39.5%)
Class IV
8 (18.6%)
7 (16.3%)
Type of aortic valve disease (%)
0.91
Aortic stenosis
8 (18.6%)
7 (16.3%)
Aortic insufficiency
21 (48.8%)
23 (53.5%)
Both
14 (32.6%)
13 (30.2%)
Diabetes (%)
9 (20.9%)
8 (18.6%)
0.79
Hypertension (%)
10 (23.3%)
9 (20.9%)
0.79
There were 43 cases undergoing AVR through median sternotomy and 43 cases undergoing AVR through right anterior minithoracotomy.
