1. Robotically assisted mitral valve replacement
Changqing Gao, MD, Ming Yang, MD, Cangsong Xiao, MD, Gang Wang, MD, Yang Wu, MD, Jiali Wang, BS, Jiachun Li, BS 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 143, Issue 4, Pages S64-S67 (April 2012)
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2. Figure 1
da Vinci setup for mitral valve replacement. Every stitch was fixed sequentially outside with a small hemostat.
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3. Figure 2
The mechanical valve is set into the right position and tied through the working port.
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4. Figure 3
The learning curve for the crossclamp time of robotic mitral valve replacement (learning curve for crossclamp time: y (min) = − ln (x); r2 = 0.718; P < .01).
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