ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2014
Videoscope-assisted cardiac surgery.
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Preferred age for beating-heart atrial septal defect repair via right subaxillary mini-incision in pediatric patients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Initial experience and favorable outcomes on cannulation strategies and surgical platform construction in fully video-assisted thoracoscopic cardiac surgery.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Totally thoracoscopic surgical resection of left ventricular benign tumor.JTCVS techniques · 2023Article
- Attaining competency and proficiency in minimally invasive mitral valve repair: a learning curve assessment using cumulative sum analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison between Different Tricuspid Valve Procedures through Postoperative Inflammation and Myocardial Enzymes.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- Early clinical outcomes of thoracoscopic mitral valvuloplasty: a clinical experience of 100 consecutive cases.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2020Article
- New directions and technologies for minimal invasive thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2014Article
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Abstract
Videoscope-assisted cardiac surgery (VACS) offers a minimally invasive platform for most cardiac operations such as coronary and valve procedures. It includes robotic and thoracoscopic approaches and each has strengths and weaknesses. The success depends on appropriate hardware setup, staff training, and troubleshooting efficiency. In our institution, we often use VACS for robotic left-internal-mammary-artery takedown, mitral valve repair, and various intra-cardiac operations such as tricuspid valve repair, combined Maze procedure, atrial septal defect repair, ventricular septal defect repair, etc. Hands-on reminders and updated references are provided for reader's further understanding of the topic.
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