Percutaneous coronary intervention using a combination of robotics and telecommunications by an operator in a separate physical location from the patient: an early exploration into the feasibility of telestenting (the REMOTE-PCI study).

Journal: EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology

PMID: 28105993

Abstract

AIMS: The present study explores the feasibility of telestenting, wherein a physician operator performs stenting on a patient in a separate physical location using a combination of robotics and telecommunications.

Authors

Ryan D Madder

Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: ryan.madder@spectrumhealth.org.
Stacie M VanOosterhout
Mark E Jacoby
J Stewart Collins
Andrew S Borgman
Abbey N Mulder
Matthew A Elmore
Jessica L Campbell
Richard F McNamara
David H Wohns

Keywords

Aged Aged, 80 and over Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease Equipment Design Female Humans Male Middle Aged Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Robotics Stents Telecommunications Treatment Outcome

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Percutaneous coronary intervention using a combination of robotics and telecommunications by an operator in a separate physical location from the patient: an early exploration into the feasibility of telestenting (the REMOTE-PCI study).

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