- Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement: under certain conditions, aortic valve replacement can also be performed using a minimally invasive technique via a small, 10 cm skin incision. The less invasive nature of the procedure can lead to an overall reduction in the surgical burden.
- Mechanical/biological valve replacement, implantation of scaffold-mounted and scaffold-free bioprostheses: depending on the underlying disease, the patient's age and prognosis as well as the expected concomitant risks, an individual choice of prosthesis is made. All available biological and mechanical prostheses, including scaffold-free animal and so-called homografts, are used.
- Reconstructive procedures including infracoronary ascending valve replacement: in the case of special morphological changes to the aortic valve, a reconstructive, valve-preserving procedure may be advantageous. An attempt is always made to reconstruct a valve or to preserve the patient's own valve by re-integrating the patient's own valve into a vascular prosthesis, even in the case of aortic base disease.