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ArticleInnovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Implementation of Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery With Automated Suturing Technology.

Alina Zubarevich, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Eleftherios Beltsios, Jawad Salman, Antonios Pitsis, Aron-Frederik Popov, Bastian Schmack, Farhad Bakhtiary, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann

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Article in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Alina ZubarevichDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Arian Arjomandi RadMedical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, UK.
Eleftherios BeltsiosDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Jawad SalmanDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Antonios PitsisCardiac Surgery Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aron-Frederik PopovDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Bastian SchmackDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Farhad BakhtiaryDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
Arjang RuhparwarDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Alexander WeymannDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEInterbalkan Medical Center · GRUniversity Hospital Bonn · DEUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the evolving landscape of cardiac surgery, this article explores the potential of minimally invasive mitral valve replacement procedures as a viable alternative to conventional surgical techniques. Leveraging advancements in automated suturing devices and video endoscopy, our work aims to demonstrate that minimally invasive approaches can be applied across a broad spectrum of surgical scenarios. Herein we highlight preoperative diagnostics and operative techniques, with a focus on infra-axillary anterolateral minithoracotomy as the access point. Our technique utilizes technology from LSI SOLUTIONS

Indexed as

EndoscopyHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresMitral ValveSuture TechniquesHumansThoracotomyautomated suturing technologyMVRRAMSEW EASY

Identifiers

PMID38576096
PMCPMC11059845
OpenAlexW4393987270

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