Abstract:
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery can be performed with or without
robotic assistance. In this issue of the journal Zheng et al compare
between these two approaches in a propensity matched study over a 5 year
period and show that the two techniques have similar successful short
and mid term outcomes. Although we are proponents of the robotic
approach, we agree with their conclusions and discuss in this commentary
some of the previously published studies that have shown similar
findings.