Leaflet Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair
Fig. 18.1 Double orifice repair: the edge-to-edge technique, shown here, is used to repair large segments of redundant mitral leaflet. This is especially applicable to central mitral valve leaks Fig….
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair: Thru-port (IntraClude™) Intra-aortic Balloon Occlusion Technique
Fig. 23.1 Patient positioning with “roll” elevations: the patient is placed on the operating table with the neck and lower legs flexed slightly. Towel ‘rolls’ are placed under the neck,…
Endoscopic Mitral Repair: Evolution to Robotics – Endo-balloon Aortic Occlusion Technique
(1) Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, The Valley Columbia Heart Center, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, USA (2) Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of…
Anesthesia for Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Fig. 3.1 Patient positioned for robotic-assisted cardiac surgery Venous and Arterial Cannulation As for standard cardiac surgery patients, a central venous line is placed for fluid and medication administration and…
Hybrid Robotic Coronary Surgery
Fig. 11.1 Hybrid operating room: this is a modern hybrid operating room with advanced robotic arm imaging capabilities—(Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, Virginia) (Photo by Doug Buerlein Photography; used…
Robotic Trans-mitral Septal Myectomy with Mitral Repair for Asymmetric Ventricular Septal Hypertrophy with Systolic Mitral Anterior Leaflet Motion
Fig. 31.1 A TEE study shows outflow obstruction because of ventricular septal hypertrophy combined with systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve anterior leaflet (SAM) Operative Technique After the left…
Cardiac Tumor Excision
Fig. 30.1 (a) 2-D transesophageal echo: a large myxoma (Myxoma) is shown prolapsing along the anterior mitral valve leaflet (AL) and into the left ventricle during diastole. PL posterior mitral…
Principles of Carpentier’s Reconstructive Mitral Valve Surgery
Fig. 12.1 The anatomical relationships of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve, including the right and left fibrous trigone, the non-coronary and left coronary cusps; and the subvalvular apparatus…
The Hybrid Operating Room: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach
Fig. 10.1 The Vanderbilt hybrid operating room: a combined surgical operating room and catheterization laboratory Fig. 10.2 The Vanderbilt hybrid operating room: view from the anesthesia side. The C-arm radiographic…
Robotic Mitral Valve Replacement: Techniques and Results
Fig. 25.1 Robotic mitral valve replacement—PLA General Hospital Beijing: robotic instruments are inserted into the thorax as shown in this illustration and as described in Chap. 24 (Fig. 24.3). As…
