title: Advanced technology in interventional cardiology: A roadmap for the future of precision coronary interventions.
abstract: Several specific new technologies [high-resolution CT coronary imaging with fractional flow reserve (CTCA-FFR), virtual reality (VR), vascular robotic systems (VRS), and three-dimensional printing] are poised to improve the treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease and at the same time the safety of the physicians who care for them. This article focuses on the potential clinical impact each of these modalities will have, as well as speculating on synergies that use of them together may achieve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Chad M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dugas
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Dallas, TX. Electronic address: Jeffrey.Schussler@baylorhealth.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schussler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000639:trends*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography / Q000639:trends; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D066230:Patient-Specific Modeling / Q000639:trends; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional / Q000639:trends; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000639:trends*
keywords: 3D printing; CTCA; FFR; Precision cardiology; Robotics; Stereolithography; VR; Virtual reality