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- First Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the U.S. Performed at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- For High-Blood-Pressure Patients, Preventing or Reducing Enlarged Heart Decreases Risk of Heart Failure
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- New Treatment May Prolong Life for Heart Transplant Patients
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- Physician-Scientist Urges Improved Drug Regulation to Ensure Safety of Non-Heart Drugs
- Potential for Adult Stem Cells to Repair Hearts Damaged by Severe Coronary Artery Disease Investigated in Ongoing Study
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- Aortic Dissection
- Arrhythmias
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Procedures
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Coronary Arteries: Anatomy and Function
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart's Electrical System: Anatomy and Function
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Heart Valves: Anatomy and Function
- Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
- Implantable Converter Defibrillators
- Lung Function and Dysfunction
- Lung Transplant Surgery
- Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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- Advanced Diagnostics
- Alcohol Septal Ablation
- Angiograms
- Angioplasty and Stenting
- Arrhythmia Control
- Artificial Heart Devices: LVAD
- Cardiac Electrophysiologic Studies and T-wave Alternans Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Grafting)
- Echocardiograms
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Stress Tests, Holter Monitor and Event/Loop Recorders
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Implantable Converter Defibrillators and Biventricular Pacing
- Intravascular / Intracoronary and Intracardiac Ultrasound
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Nuclear Imaging For Heart Disease (PET scans, MUGA scans)
- Off-pump Surgery
- Pacemakers
- Pediatric Heart Surgery
- Preventive Cardiology
- Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
- Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Surgery
- Tilt Testing
- Transmyocardial Revascularization
- Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Treatments for Heart Valve Disease
Robotic Heart Surgery
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one of the few institutions in the United States involved in all three pioneering FDA (Food and Drug Administration) clinical trials that explore the use and effectiveness of robotics in cardiac surgery. In fact, NewYork-Presbyterianís surgeons served as lead investigators for two of these trials, studying the use of robotic technology to perform minimally invasive atrial septal defect repair and coronary bypass surgery. The three dimensional visualization and technical precision of robotic assistance has improved surgeons' ability to perform difficult procedures through small incisions with greater accuracy.
The first patients in the United States to receive robotically assisted open-heart surgery and coronary artery bypass surgery were treated at NewYork-Presbyterian. To date, we have performed nearly 200 robotic cardiothoracic operations at our institution, including:
- Minimally Invasive and Robotic mitral valve repair
- Totally endoscopic atrial fibrillation ablation
- Minimally invasive and robitic atrial septal defect (ASD) repair
- Totally endoscopic coronary bypass (TECAB) (closed chest coronary artery bypass)
- Robotic biventricular pacing for congestive heart failure
- Internal mammary artery harvesting for minithoracotomy CABG
- Other procedures
Compared to traditional cardiac surgery, which requires an incision through the middle of the sternum (breast bone) and may require a fairly lengthy recuperation, robotic approaches utilize only small incisions in the chest. In our experience, these less traumatic approaches cause less scarring, shorten the hospital stay, and yield a faster recovery time.
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