title: Catheter ablation - new developments in robotics.
abstract: Catheter ablation has become the curative treatment modality for various arrhythmias. Extending the indications for catheter ablation from simple supraventricular tachycardias to complex arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia or atrial fibrillation, the investigator faces prolonged procedure times, fluoroscopy exposure and the need for stable and reproducible catheter movement. Recently, remote-controlled robotic catheter ablation has emerged as a novel ablation concept to meet these requirements. This review describes the two available robotic ablation systems and summarizes their clinical applications and current human experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine II, Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany. jongichun@t-online.de
authors.forename: K R Julian
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Köktürk
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tilz
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fürnkranz
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konstantinidou
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wissner
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metzner
authors.forename: Feifan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kuck
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical