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Mitral valve repair using robotic technology: Safe, effective, and durable

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022522316002920?np=y

Author(s)

Rakesh M. Suri, Joseph A. Dearani, Tomislav Mihaljevic, W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., Douglas A. Murphy, Alfredo Trento, Hoda Javadikasgari, Harold M. Burkhart, Wiley L. Nifong, Richard C. Daly, A. Marc Gillinov

This article summarizes the current status of robotic approaches to mitral valve repair. The technique is suitable to all types of degenerative mitral valve disease, and the outcomes are similar to those for open repair.