Search Results - "Kiaii, Bob B."
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Pathway for Surgeons and Programs to Establish and Maintain a Successful Robot-Assisted Adult Cardiac Surgery Program
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2016)Get full text
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The Safety Yet to Be Fully Determined
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A Case of Systolic Anterior Motion After Mitral Valve Repair Causing Hemolytic Anemia: Mechanism and Treatment
Published in Canadian journal of cardiology (01-12-2020)“…Hemolytic anemia after mitral valve repair and ring annuloplasty is uncommon when compared with mitral valve replacement. In this report we present the case of…”
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Outcomes of Surgical Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Aged ≤65 and >65 Years
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2023)“…Implantation of a bioprosthetic valve is a reasonable choice for patients aged > 65 years. For middle-aged patients there is less certainty about whether a…”
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Limitations for manual and telemanipulator-assisted motion tracking—implications for endoscopic beating-heart surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-12-2003)“…Surgical performance is limited by human factors. Beating-heart surgery requires full dexterity and motion tracking. Currently techniques for total endoscopic…”
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Development and Validation of a Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Simulation Model for Robotic Internal Mammary Artery Harvest Using the da Vinci Xi Robot
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (29-10-2024)“…We created and validated a low-cost simulation model for robotic internal mammary artery (IMA) takedown. The simulation model utilized a calf fetus thorax…”
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Endoscopic Conduit Harvest in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: An ISMICS Systematic Review and Consensus Conference Statements
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-09-2017)“…Objective The purpose of this consensus conference was to develop and update evidence-informed consensus statements and recommendations on harvesting saphenous…”
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A Prospective Randomized Study of Endoscopic versus Conventional Harvesting of the Radial Artery
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-07-2017)“…Objective The aims of the study were to determine whether endoscopic harvesting of the radial artery (RA) reduces morbidity due to pain, infection, and…”
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Dynamic Patient-Specific Three-Dimensional Simulation of Mitral Repair: Can We Practice Mitral Repair Preoperatively?
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-01-2018)“…Objective Planned mitral repair strategies are generally established from preoperative echocardiography; however, specific details of the repair are often…”
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Reason and Timing for Conversion to Sternotomy in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Patient Outcomes
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-11-2018)“…Objective Conversion to sternotomy is a primary bailout method for robotically assisted coronary artery bypass grafting procedures. The aims of this study were…”
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Consequences of Hybrid Procedure Addition to Robotic-Assisted Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-05-2017)“…Objective Patients postcoronary artery revascularization surgery often receives blood product transfusion, which could delay their intensive care unit and…”
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Is the Future of Coronary Arterial Revascularization a Hybrid Approach?: The Canadian Experience across three Centers
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-03-2017)“…Objective Hybrid coronary revascularization offers and combines the advantages of both surgical and percutaneous revascularization and eliminates at the same…”
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Phantom study of an ultrasound guidance system for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Published in Computerized medical imaging and graphics (01-06-2016)“…Highlights • A guidance system for TAVI using ultrasound and magnetic tacking was developed. • Eliminates the use of nephrotoxic contrast and ionizing…”
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Ultrafast Track Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Surgical Revascularization
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-09-2017)“…Objective Contemporary anesthetic techniques have enabled shorter sedation and early extubation in off-pump and minimally invasive coronary artery bypass…”
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An Early Canadian Experience with the Correx Automated Coring and Apical Connector Device for Aortic Valve Bypass
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-11-2016)“…Objective Aortic valve replacement is the standard of care for severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis (AS); however, anatomy or preexisting comorbidities…”
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Complete Obliteration of the Left Atrial Appendage an Analysis of Epicardial Excision and Novel Pericardial Patch Exclusion
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-07-2016)“…Objective Conventional epicardial excision is believed to be the most effective method of surgically obliterating the left atrial appendage (LAA), although…”
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Intraoperative left atrial ablation (for atrial fibrillation) using a new argon cryocatheter: early clinical experience
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2003)“…Recently surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation has gained more popularity and presently is being performed in large numbers of patients. This report…”
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Analysis of the learning curve in telerobotic, beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting: a 90 patient experience
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2003)“…Recent articles have commented on the “learning curve” in robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting. We systematically studied this phenomenon using…”
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Evaluating the effect of three-dimensional visualization on force application and performance time during robotics-assisted mitral valve repair
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-05-2013)“…The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of three-dimensional (3D) binocular, stereoscopic, and two-dimensional (2D) monocular visualization on…”
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