Long Distance Tele-Robotic-Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of First-in-Human Experience

Autor: Tejas Patel, Samir Pancholy, Sanjay C. Shah
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: EClinicalMedicine, Vol 14, Iss, Pp 53-58 (2019)
EClinicalMedicine
ISSN: 2589-5370
Popis: Background: Robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (R-PCI) has been successfully employed in the United States since 2011. Performing R-PCI from a remote location has never been reported but if feasible would extend availability of treatment to many patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who would otherwise go without. Objective: To assess the feasibility of remote tele-R-PCI with the operator 20 miles away from the patients. Methods: Five patients with single, type A coronary artery lesions treatable by PCI consented to participate. The primary endpoint was procedural success with no major adverse cardiac events (MACE) before discharge. Procedural success was defined as achieving
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