title: How to do it: thoracoscopic left ventricular assist device implantation using robot assistance.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Electronic address: zkhalpey@surgery.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: Zain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khalpey
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sydow
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
authors.forename: Marvin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Slepian
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poston
mesh_terms: D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics; D013906:Thoracoscopy