2024
Redo totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted correction of previously failed approximation of papillary muscles.
Amabile A, Antonios J, LaLonde M, Mahmood S, Ma W, Krane M, Geirsson A. Redo totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted correction of previously failed approximation of papillary muscles. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2024, 2024 PMID: 39429100, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndoscopyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPapillary MusclesReoperationRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment FailureAssessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery
Hameed I, Amabile A, Candelario K, Khan S, Li E, Fereydooni S, Almeida M, Latif N, Ahmed A, Dhanasopon A, Krane M, Blasberg J, Geirsson A. Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2024, 18: 41. PMID: 38231324, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01794-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansRobotic Surgical ProceduresRoboticsSurgeonsThoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgical ProceduresConceptsThoracic surgeryAmount of contentConfidence intervalsOnline informationReadability of online resourcesOnline health informationSystematic online searchPerioperative informationCardiothoracic surgeonsOnline health resourcesAcademic websitesSurgeryPatientsReadability of websitesThoracicMultivariate regressionHigher accuracyWebsite accuracyPatient useHealth informationReadabilityWebsitesAccuracyAssociated with higher accuracyIndependent panelTotally endoscopic, robotic-assisted tricuspid valve repair and biatrial CryoMAZE.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Hameed I, Mahmood S, Morrison A, Waldron C, Ma W, Geirsson A, Krane M. Totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted tricuspid valve repair and biatrial CryoMAZE. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2024, 2024 PMID: 38167378, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2023.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac Surgical ProceduresEndoscopyHumansRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeTricuspid ValveTricuspid Valve Insufficiency
2023
A robotic-assisted approach to sliding plasty, neochordoplasty, and annuloplasty in a technically complex mitral valve repair.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Komlo C, Hameed I, Weininger G, Agrawal A, Krane M, Geirsson A. A robotic-assisted approach to sliding plasty, neochordoplasty, and annuloplasty in a technically complex mitral valve repair. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2023, 2023 PMID: 36701207, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDe-Airing Maneuvers After Minimally Invasive and Robotic-Assisted Intracardiac Procedures
Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Torregrossa G, Danesi T, Balkhy H, Kofidis T. De-Airing Maneuvers After Minimally Invasive and Robotic-Assisted Intracardiac Procedures. Brazilian Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 38: 407-410. PMID: 36692050, PMCID: PMC10159075, DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0214.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsFurther technical consideration
2022
Redo mitral valve surgery: A totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted approach for adhesiolysis and complex repair.
Amabile A, LaLonde M, Hameed I, Mullan C, Degife E, Morrison A, Shang M, Komlo C, Krane M, Geirsson A. Redo mitral valve surgery: A totally endoscopic, robotic-assisted approach for adhesiolysis and complex repair. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2022, 2022 PMID: 36367136, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.061.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCardiac Surgical ProceduresEndoscopyHumansMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyRobotic Surgical Procedures
2021
Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma.
Amabile A, Morrison A, Weininger G, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A. Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma. Multimedia Manual Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 2021 PMID: 34491636, DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.045.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsCardiac Papillary FibroelastomaFemaleFibromaHeart NeoplasmsHumansMaleMitral ValveRobotic Surgical ProceduresRobotic totally endoscopic triple bypass with bilateral internal mammary arteries and two different anastomotic techniques
Brownlee AR, Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Balkhy HH. Robotic totally endoscopic triple bypass with bilateral internal mammary arteries and two different anastomotic techniques. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 249-251. PMID: 34747050, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery DiseaseEndoscopyHumansMammary ArteriesQuality of LifeRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassBilateral internal mammary artery graftsBilateral internal mammary arteryInternal mammary artery graftEndoscopic coronary artery bypassMammary artery graftsInternal mammary arteryBody mass indexDifferent anastomotic techniquesHeart TECABArtery graftHospital stayMammary arteryPostoperative qualityMass indexWound infectionPosterolateral wallAnterior wallAnastomotic techniqueTriple bypassLeft ventricleTECABBypassGraftThe epicenter of change: Robotic cardiac surgery as a career choice
Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Oosterlinck W, Van den Eynde J, Mori M, Geirsson A, Balkhy HH. The epicenter of change: Robotic cardiac surgery as a career choice. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 3497-3500. PMID: 34351025, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShowcasing the lateral approach for robotic aortic and mitral valve surgery: Does one approach fit it all?
Amabile A, Komlo CM, Guy T. Showcasing the lateral approach for robotic aortic and mitral valve surgery: Does one approach fit it all? Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 3860-3861. PMID: 34189761, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresHumansMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyRobotic Surgical ProceduresRoboticsTreatment OutcomeTechniques for Robotic-Assisted Surgical Myocardial Revascularization.
Amabile A, Komlo C, Van Praet KM, Nazari-Shafti TZ, Torregrossa G, Kofler M, Kempfert J, Geirsson A, Falk V, Jacobs S, Balkhy HH. Techniques for Robotic-Assisted Surgical Myocardial Revascularization. Surgical Technology Online 2021, 39: 251-259. PMID: 34403487, DOI: 10.52198/21.sti.39.cv1467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansMyocardial RevascularizationRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment Outcome
2020
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: current knowledge and future perspectives
Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Balkhy HH. Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: current knowledge and future perspectives. Minerva Cardioangiologica 2020, 68: 497-510. PMID: 33155785, DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05302-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresMyocardial RevascularizationRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeA Shifting Paradigm in Robotic Heart Surgery: From Single-Procedure Approach to Establishing a Robotic Heart Center of Excellence
Balkhy HH, Amabile A, Torregrossa G. A Shifting Paradigm in Robotic Heart Surgery: From Single-Procedure Approach to Establishing a Robotic Heart Center of Excellence. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2020, 15: 187-194. PMID: 32384009, DOI: 10.1177/1556984520922933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic ValveArrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCongenital AbnormalitiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery Bypass, Off-PumpEndoscopyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansLead PoisoningMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresMitral ValveMyocardial BridgingMyocardial RevascularizationNobel PrizePatient PositioningPericardiectomyRobotic Surgical ProceduresRoboticsTricuspid ValveRobotic Surgery in the Adult Congenital Cardiac Patient: Back to the Future?
Torregrossa G, Hibino N, Amabile A, Balkhy HH. Robotic Surgery in the Adult Congenital Cardiac Patient: Back to the Future? Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2020, 15: 99-100. PMID: 32352898, DOI: 10.1177/1556984520909802.Peer-Reviewed Original Research