Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection

Rachel L Deitz¹, Takuya Ogami¹, Syed Faaz Ashraf¹, David J Kaczorowski^{1

2}, Johannes Bonatti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Editorial

Rachel L Deitz et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;11(5):550-552.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2022-rmvs-68.

Rachel L Deitz¹, Takuya Ogami¹, Syed Faaz Ashraf¹, David J Kaczorowski^{1

2}, Johannes Bonatti^{1

2}

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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