Minimally invasive cardiac surgery |
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Authors: | GP Fontana |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. fontana@csmc.edu |
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Abstract: | In a short period of time, tremendous progress has been made in the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The goal of true "minimally invasive" cardiac surgery should be a totally thoracoscopic or transvascular procedure that allows a very short hospital stay and prompt patient recovery at acceptable costs. To accomplish this goal, efforts to miniaturize and refine instrumentation/cannulae/visualization and the development of innovative new techniques must be pursued. The concept of performing intracardiac repair of a variety of pathologies on the beating heart is under investigation and will require a new generation of technology, which will include through-blood imaging, such as blood displacement videoscopes, and task-specific instruments. Robotics may offer additional assistance in the performance of complex and fine maneuvers. |
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