(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fig. 32.1 Dual console da Vinci® SI robotic surgical system: the 3-D camera and instrument end-effectors can be controlled from either console. This is an ideal platform for both teaching…
Fig. 26.1 Incision and robotic instrument placement: after determining the aortic valve level from the preoperative CT scan, the working-port incision is made directly over the corresponding interspace. The robotic…
