Remote vs. conventional navigation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from prospective registry data.

Journal: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robotic (RNS) or magnetic navigation systems (MNS) are available for remotely performed catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).

Authors

  • Jan-Hendrik van den Bruck
    Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. jan-hendrik.van-den-bruck@uk-koeln.de.
  • Arian Sultan
    Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
  • Jakob Lüker
    Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
  • Dierk Thomas
    Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Stephan Willems
    Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Kai Weinmann
    Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Helios-Klinikum, Pforzheim, Germany.
  • Malte Kuniss
    Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
  • Matthias Hochadel
    Stiftung Institut für Herzinfarktforschung, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
  • Jochen Senges
    Stiftung Institut für Herzinfarktforschung, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
  • Dietrich Andresen
    Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
  • Johannes Brachmann
    Department of Cardiology, Hospital Coburg, Coburg, Germany.
  • Karl-Heinz Kuck
    Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Lohmühlenstr. 5, 20099, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Roland Tilz
    Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Daniel Steven
    Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.