The future of surgical aortic valve replacement and the role of sutureless technology

Minerva Cardioangiol. 2018 Apr;66(2):213-220. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4725.17.04550-9. Epub 2017 Nov 3.

Abstract

Aortic valve stenosis has become the most frequent type of valve disease in worldwide. Surgical aortic valve replacement is still the gold standard therapy. More recently transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been demonstrated to be not inferior in patients with high and intermediate risk patients. Sutureless aortic valves were designed to simplify the surgical aortic valve replacement. With the aid of this new technology, the invasiveness of surgery can be reduced with potential improvements in outcome.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / trends
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Risk Factors
  • Sutureless Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Sutureless Surgical Procedures / trends
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / trends