• 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Army Medical Center of PLA, Chongqing, 400042, P.R.China;
  • 2. Eleven Squadron Three Brigade, School of Basic Medical Science, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P.R.China;
HU Yijie, Email: yijie.hu@yahoo.com
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Minimally invasive cardiac surgeries are the trend in the future. Among them, robotic cardiac surgery is the latest iteration with several key-hole incision, 3-dimentional visualization, and articulated instrumentation of 7 degree of ergonomic freedom for those complex procedures in the heart. In particular, robotic mitral valve surgery, as well as coronary artery bypass grafting, has evolved over the last decade and become the preferred method at certain specialized centers worldwide because of excellent results. Other cardiac procedures are in various stages of evolution. Stepwise innovation of robotic technology will continue to make robotic operations simpler, more efficient, and less invasive, which will encourage more surgeons to take up this technology and extend the benefits of robotic surgery to a larger patient population.

Citation: YANG Chang, MU Zhikun, HU Yijie. Progress and prospect of robotic cardiac surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019, 26(10): 1014-1020. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201901059 Copy

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