Evaluating the use of robotically assisted percutaneous coronary intervention: a matter of being precise

摘要

Since the advent of catheter-based coronary intervention three decades ago, steady technological progress has led to the development and refinement of intracoronary devices [i]. Despite technological advances, the fundamental workflow of coronary procedures remains unchanged. Interventionalists still wear heavy protective lead aprons, stand at the bedside for long hours and manually manipulate catheters and intravascular devices under direct fluoroscopic guidance. As the field has matured, greater attention has been paid to the long-term occupational hazards of this antiquated interventional approach [2].