Remote Navigation for Ablation Procedures – A New Step Forward in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

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Catheter ablation has become the curative treatment for various cardiac arrhythmias, including ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation, leading to more challenging procedures, prolonged fluoroscopy exposure and the need for stable and reproducible catheter movement. In the last decade, remotely-controlled catheter ablation has emerged as a novel concept to improve catheter manoeuvrability and stability. This has the potential to increase procedural success, decrease procedure time and minimise catheter-related complications. To date, two remote navigation systems (Niobe from Stereotaxis and Sensei from Hansen Medical) are commercially available based on magnetic and mechanical driven forces, respectively. Both have shown promise but also shortcomings during clinical evaluation. Recently, two new systems, CGCIMaxwell from Magnetecs and Amigo from Catheter Robotics, have shown promising results in animals. They are under clinical evaluation and are also based on magnetic and mechanical driven forces, respectively. This article describes the basic principles of the systems, summarises their respective published experiences during mapping and ablation procedures, their current clinical applications and future directions.

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Nguyen, B. L., Merino, J. L., & Gang, E. S. (2010). Remote Navigation for Ablation Procedures – A New Step Forward in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias. European Cardiology Review, 6(3), 50. https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2010.6.3.50

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