Recent trends in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Evolving technologies have resulted in an increase in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Currently, robotic systems allow surgeons to perform a variety of procedures through small incisions. This changing paradigm is reviewed.
Kypson
Alan P
AP
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. kypsona@ecu.edu
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D012371:Robotics