Research progress of cardioscopy / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

So far,thoracoscopy(video-assisted thoracic surgery) has been maturely used in the field of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,and already has achieved satisfactory results.In compare,the developing cardioscopy technique to perform intracardiac surgery,due to its own characteristics,was rarely applied as an supplementary clinical means over a long period of time.But more and more studies suggested that cardioscopy technique has it's own advantages in cardiovascular surgery,such as not extend the operation time and aortic clamping time,can provide a clearer operative field,and cause less tissue damage.Although there are a few cases reported completely cardioscopy technique treatment experience,it has not been widely used in clinical because of it's limitations.Even no such kind of research has been reported in China yet.This article aims to review the status of cardioscopy technique and its development prospects,to investigate the feasibility of its'widely clinical application in the future