Capstan is combining surgical robots with catheter-based technology to provide a less invasive option for open heart surgery.

A team at Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine's WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world's first combined robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation.

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening ... as well as better patient satisfaction when compared to an open procedure. In comparison to ...

Robotic heart surgery is a minimally invasive surgical technique that utilizes robotic arms to perform surgery on the heart. The robotic arms are controlled by a surgeon who operates from a console in ...

Off-pump CABG, which avoids aortic cannulation and cardiopulmonary ... including those about off-pump techniques, robotic coronary bypass, and the value of clinical guidelines and pathways for ...

Upon arriving at the hospital, Dennett underwent a CT scan which found he had "a dissection of the aorta," he wrote on the blog. "The lining of the main output vessel carrying blood from my heart had ...

The multidisciplinary team at WVU Medicine’s WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) has performed another world-first robotic ...