Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2022
It has been more than 10 years since the introduction of small-incision surgery for cardiac valvular disease. The so-called minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) techniques avoid the need for sternotomy, but they are still not considered standard...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2022
Robot-assisted valve repair refers to an intervention added to conventional minimally invasive cardiac surgery( MICS), which is covered by national insurance since April 2018. However, currently, this procedure is performed only at a few hospitals, w...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2022
Endoscopic surgery has been introduced as a minimally invasive procedure in other fields. On the other hand, the introduction of surgical robots has made endoscopic surgery possible in cardiac surgery. Coronary artery bypass surgery includes minimall...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2022
The Robot-assisted Cardiac Surgery Council (RACSC) was established in 2015, and consists of the members of three closely related surgical societies and associations. The RACSC conducts the review and approval of applicant surgeons and institutions. A...
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether an electrocardiography-based artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm developed to detect severe ventricular dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] of 35% or below) independently predicts long-term mortality...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Nov 1, 2021
One of the critical components of robotic-assisted beating heart surgery is precise localization of a point-of-interest (POI) position on cardiac surface, which needs to be tracked by the robotic instruments. This is challenging as the incoming senso...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Jul 1, 2020
We report the early results of our initial 20 consecutive robotic-assisted mitral valve repairs at our institution. A total of 20 patients (aged 55±10 years, 15 males) underwent robotic assisted mitral repairs by using da Vinci system. Successful mit...
This is a response to the papers in the May/June issue of focused on robotic techniques in cardiac and thoracic surgery. Successful robotic surgery relies on a high level of preparation and communication from each member of the operating room. The l...
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