A Minimally Invasive Model of Aortic Stenosis in SwineRui Cerqueira *1,2, Liliana Moreira-Costa *1, Evangelia Beslika 1,3, André Leite-Moreira 1, Joana Silva 3,4, Paula A. da Costa Martins 3, Adelino Leite-Moreira 1,2, André Lourenço 1, Pedro Mendes-Ferreira 1
1UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitário de São João, 3CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, 4Mirabilis Therapeutics
This protocol describes a minimally invasive surgical procedure for ascending aortic banding in swine.