Robotic Cardiac Surgery

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Performance, Safety, and Patient Experience of an Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device: A Multicenter Trial

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study evaluated the Autonomous Blood Drawing Optimization and Performance Testing (ADOPT) trial, which assessed the performance, safety, and patient experience of an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device (ARPD) utilizing multimodal imaging. The results demonstrated analytical...

JANS Article

Performance, Safety, and Patient Experience of an Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device: A Multicenter Trial

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study evaluated the Autonomous Blood Drawing Optimization and Performance Testing (ADOPT) trial, which assessed the performance, safety, and patient experience of an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device (ARPD) utilizing multimodal...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

Video

Off-Pump Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Using the da Vinci 5: Closed-Chest Stabilizer Technique

September 4, 2026 | Hiroto Kitahara…

The patient was a 67-year-old man who was referred for surgical revascularization of coronary artery disease. Three months earlier, he had undergone emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the right...

Video

ISMICS 2026 | Innovations in Cardiac Surgery: Imaging, Robotics, and Autonomy

August 28, 2026 | Feras Khaliel…

This cardiac session features leading surgeons providing updates on imaging, robotics, and autonomy at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Feras Khaliel,...

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ISMICS 2026 | How to Do It Movie Session, Part 1

July 10, 2026 | Danny Ramzy…

This session features leading surgeons presenting on advanced techniques—including robotic implantation, carinal resection, and aortic valve replacement (AVR)—at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026....

JANS Article

Outcomes Following the First 100 Cases of a New Robotic Mitral Valve Program

June 11, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective analysis evaluated the initiation of a robotic mitral valve surgery program, aiming to delineate surgical outcomes and learning curve trends across a single surgeon’s first 100 consecutive cases...

JANS Article

Early Results of Robotically Assisted Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Analysis of 242 Patients

January 13, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A large series of closure of atrial septal defects ( mostly secundum) in adult and some adolescent patients. There are token cases of other (moderate to severe) congenital cases included...

JANS Article

Antegrade Cardioplegia Decannulation Made Simple With the Cor-Knot System: Technique and Tips After 20 Consecutive and Controlled Patients

September 12, 2020 | Jessica Luc

In this article, the authors demonstrate a novel technique of antegrade cardioplegia decannulation using the Cor-Knot system with phenomenal video and description on their case series. This technique has great...

JANS Article

Eight Key Strategies for Successful Robotic Heart Startups

August 20, 2020 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Dr. Bethencourt outlines eight key strategies for successful robotic heart startups and how to initiate a new robotic program at one’s institution.

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Video

Live: The 2018 ISMICS Meeting in Vancouver, Canada

June 15, 2018 | E. Weldon…

Did you miss the livestream? View the ISMICS 2018 educational sessions that streamed on CTSNet below: Masters Session: Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to Atrial FibrillationAnthony C. DeSouza and Andy C....

JANS Article

Through the Looking Glass: Avoiding a Retrospective Approach to New Technology Acquisition

February 21, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A well-written, brief, pessimistic editorial on the loss of surgeon autonomy in innovation.

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JANS Article

Have Robotics Had a Detrimental Effect on Surgical Residency?

January 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Interesting research/opinion piece about how the introduction of robots has forced a change in surgical training, with some residents gaining skill through a process of “shadow learning.”

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