Hospital Universitario de Sao Joao 1 article published in JoVE Medicine A Minimally Invasive Model of Aortic Stenosis in Swine Rui Cerqueira*1,2, Liliana Moreira-Costa*1, Evangelia Beslika1,3, André Leite-Moreira1, Joana Silva3,4, Paula A. da Costa Martins3, Adelino Leite-Moreira1,2, André Lourenço1, Pedro Mendes-Ferreira1 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.