Comparison of Robotic and Manual Persistent AF Ablation Using Catheter Contact Force Sensing: An International Multicenter Registry Study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1427-1435

  Ullah, Waqas ^a   Hunter, Ross J ^a   Haldar, Shouvik ^b   McLean, Ailsa ^a   Dhinoja, Mehul ^a,c   Sporton, Simon ^a,c,d   Earley, Mark J ^a,c,d   Lorgat, Faizel ^e   Wong, Tom ^b   Schilling, Richard J ^a,c,d  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c London Independent Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON BRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; contact force sensing; remote robotic navigation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTACT FORCE SENSING CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84924616976     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12501     Document Type: Article

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