The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1343-1344 , May 2010

A novel running annuloplasty suture technique for robotically assisted mitral valve repair

  • Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44125.
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  • Craig M. Jarrett, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • A. Marc Gillinov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Eugene H. Blackstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Received 24 November 2009 ,Accepted 7 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: Dr Mihaljevic is a consultant for Intuitive Surgical Inc (Sunnyvale, Calif), St Jude Medical Inc (St Paul, Minn), and Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, Calif). Dr Gillinov is a consultant for Edwards Lifesciences and St Jude Medical, receives research support from St Jude Medical and Medtronic (Minneapolis, Minn), and has equity in Viacor (Wilmington, Mass).

PII: S0022-5223(09)01626-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.023

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1343-1344 , May 2010

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