First Experience of Robotic-assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Japan

Koutaro Kagiyama; Takafumi Ueno; Yoshiaki Mitsutake; Kazunori Yamaji; Takashi Ishimatsu; Ken-ichiro Sasaki; Yoshihiro Fukumoto

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.3272-19

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First Experience of Robotic-assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Japan

Koutaro Kagiyama, Takafumi Ueno, Yoshiaki Mitsutake, Kazunori Yamaji, Takashi Ishimatsu, Ken-ichiro Sasaki, Yoshihiro Fukumoto

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Keywords: robotic technology, interventional innovation, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery disease

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2019 Volume 58 Issue 23 Pages 3415-3419

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.3272-19

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Abstract

In 2018, the CorPath GRX system (Corindus) was approved for use in Japan, marking the introduction of the first robotic-assisted system for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the country. The present report describes the first experience of robotic-assisted PCI for four coronary lesions in two cases in a single center. All procedures succeeded without any complications, although one procedure was converted to manual PCI by the operator's decision. Post-marketing surveillance to assess the impact of this novel system on both Japanese patients and physicians is currently ongoing in Japan.

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