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The robotic approach involved peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), Custodiol\u00ae cardioplegia, and DaVinci Xi\u00ae via right mini-thoracotomy. The primary endpoint was 30-day cerebrovascular accident-free survival. Secondary outcomes included 5-year survival, stroke, pacemaker implantation, bleeding, Intensive care unit, and hospital stay. Results: Sixteen patients were included (8 robotic, 8 sternotomy); median age was 58.0 [IQR 53.2\u201367.8] in the robotic group and 66.6 [62.0\u201371.0] years in the sternotomy group, with a similar sex distribution between groups. No significant baseline differences between groups except a lower EuroSCORE II in the robotic group (0.8% vs. 1.3%, p = 0.004). Robotic surgery resulted in significantly longer CPB time (181 vs. 46 min, p &lt; 0.001) and cross-clamp time (67 vs. 31 min, p &lt; 0.001), but similar intensive care unit stay (2.5 vs. 2.6 days, p = 0.95) and hospital stay (8.5 vs. 8.4 days, p = 0.87). At 30 days, stroke-free survival was 100% in both groups (p &gt; 0.9). At 5 years, survival remained 100% in the robotic group versus 86% in the sternotomy group (p = 0.47). No conversions, reinterventions, or major postoperative complications were observed. 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