The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 559-561 , September 2007

Robotics in cardiac surgery: The emperor’s new clothes

  • Ralph J. Damiano Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ralph J. Damiano Jr, MD, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Suite 3108, Queeny Tower Campus Box 8234, St Louis, MO 63110.

Received 3 August 2006 ,Accepted 24 August 2006.

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PII: S0022-5223(06)01482-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.026

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 559-561 , September 2007

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