Sutureless aortic valves: timing, technique, and evidence
With Heart-Team selection and standardized computed tomography-first workflows and implant technique, SuAVR is a valuable surgical option that expands minimally invasive and complex surgical candidacy. Definitive adoption requires randomized long-term comparisons and standardized pacemaker-avoidance protocols.
Authors
- Shubh Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3435-8487)
- Syed M. Ali Hassan
- Gideon Cohen
- Raj Verma
- Nitish K. Dhingra
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- St Michael's Hospital (GB)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hco.0000000000001277
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00