Robotics in valvular surgery: 2003 and beyond

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-133

  Kypson, Alan P ^a   Felger, Jason E ^a   Nifong, L Wiley ^a   Chitwood Jr , W Randolph ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Robotic; Surgery; Valve

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 1642290935     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-200403000-00011     Document Type: Review

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