Catheter ablation - new developments in robotics.
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.
Chun
K R Julian
KR
Department of Medicine II, Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany. jongichun@t-online.de
Schmidt
Boris
B
Köktürk
Bülent
B
Tilz
Roland
R
Fürnkranz
Alexander
A
Konstantinidou
Melanie
M
Wissner
Erik
E
Metzner
Andreas
A
Ouyang
Feifan
F
Kuck
Karl-Heinz
KH
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