The importance of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in robotic mitral valve repair
经胸和经食管超声心动图在全机器人二尖瓣修复术中的应用

Objective To explore the importance of transthoracic(TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography(TEE) in robotic mitral valve(MV) repair with the da Vinci surgical system.Methods The pre-and post-operative TTE and intraoperative TEE were performed in 22 consecutive patients with robotic MV repair for severe degenerative mitral regurgitation over 2 years.Before the procedure,TTE was performed to assess functional anatomy of mitral regurgitation(suspected etiology,the mechanism and localization of prolapsed seg...