Cath Lab Robotics: Paradigm Change in Interventional Cardiology?
Journal Article (Review)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the contemporary evidence for robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary and vascular interventions, discussing its current capabilities, limitations, and potential future applications. RECENT FINDINGS: Robotic-assisted cardiovascular interventions significantly reduce radiation exposure and orthopedic strains for interventionalists, while maintaining high rates of device and clinical success. The PRECISE and CORA-PCI studies demonstrated the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in increasingly complex coronary lesions. The RAPID study demonstrated similar findings in peripheral vascular interventions (PVI). Subsequent studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of second-generation devices, with automations mimicking manual PCI techniques. While innovations such as telestenting continue to bring excitement to the field, major limitations remain-particularly the lack of randomized trials comparing robotic-assisted PCI with manual PCI. Robotic technology has successfully been applied to multiple cardiovascular procedures. There are limited data to evaluate outcomes with robotic-assisted PCI and other robotic-assisted cardiovascular procedures, but existing data show some promise of improving the precision of PCI while decreasing occupational hazards associated with radiation exposure.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Wegermann, ZK; Swaminathan, RV; Rao, SV
Published Date
- August 31, 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 21 / 10
Start / End Page
- 119 -
PubMed ID
- 31473815
Pubmed Central ID
- 31473815
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1534-3170
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s11886-019-1218-5
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States