The document describes a case where a 81 year old woman with severe aortic stenosis and comorbidities underwent a transaortic aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) through an upper ministernotomy approach. Key steps included making a 5cm J-shaped incision, inserting an 8Fr sheath through the aorta, crossing the native valve with a wire, inserting a delivery system, performing balloon aortic valvuloplasty, and releasing the new valve. The procedure was successful with normal valve function and recovery. The upper ministernotomy provides an alternative access for patients not suitable for transfemoral approaches and avoids arch crossing.