Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass on a Beating Heart: Initial Experience and Implications for the Future William F. Turner, MD, John H. Sloan, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 3, Pages 790-794 (September 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.112 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postoperative photograph of the thoracotomy incision on patient number 5. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 790-794DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.112) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Revascularization progression. (IMA = internal mammary artery; NS = non-sternotomy; OPCAB = off-pump coronary artery bypass; ROBOCAB = robotic assisted coronary artery bypass; TECAB = totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 790-794DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.112) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions