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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:693-694
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Michael J. Mack, MD

Medical City Dallas Hospital, 7777 Forest Lane, Suite A323, Dallas, TX 75230

(Email: mjmack@earthlink.net).

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We are now approaching a decade since the introduction of robotics into clinical cardiac surgery. With this well performed study of learning curves in the application of robotics for atrial septal defect closure by the respected group from Innsbruck [1], perhaps it is time to step back and examine the contribution of robotics to cardiac surgery and the expectations for the foreseeable future. Clinical experience has now been gained with robotics in general surgery, urology, thoracic surgery, and cardiac surgery, including mitral valve repair, internal mammary artery harvest, coronary anastomoses, patent ductus arteriosus ligation, and atrial septal defect closure. Has a decade of experience made an impact in the performance of these procedures and resulted in patient benefit, or is it . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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