Shifting the learning curve in robotic cardiac surgery

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  • Adnan Abibe-Goia Hospital Cruz Vermelha, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-9075
  • Klaudiusz Stoklosa Division of Cardiac Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
  • Javier Gallego Poveda Hospital Cruz Vermelha, Portugal
  • Nelson Paulo Unit of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Frank Van Praet Unit of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Markus Gesla University of Rostock, Germany
  • Rodrigo Ribeiro de Souza Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Angelina Caron, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1307-5680
  • Ravindra Singh Bundela Vidal Hospital Universitario puerta del Mar Cádiz, Portugal
  • Miguel Angel Valera Vidal Hospital Universitario puerta del Mar Cádiz, Spain
  • David Varghese Golden Jubilee National University Hospital https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5416-001X

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https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.637

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19-08-2026

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Abibe-Goia A, Stoklosa K, Poveda JG, Paulo N, Van Praet F, Gesla M, et al. Shifting the learning curve in robotic cardiac surgery. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2026 Aug. 19 [cited 2026 Aug. 20];33(2):9-10. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/637

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2026): Apr-Jun

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