Key result
Novel magnetic remote navigation achieves ~96% reproducible automated catheter navigation in the pig left atrium.
Why the study?
Existing remote catheter navigation systems have shortcomings that a new magnetic RNS aims to address by providing real-time navigation within the beating heart.
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Supports porcine feasibility of automated magnetic navigation; leaves open human safety, efficacy, and clinical translation.
Gang et al. (2011) studied this question. Catheter Guidance Control and Imaging magnetic remote navigation system vs. Conventional navigation was evaluated on Automated mode navigation reproducibility. A novel magnetic remote navigation system achieved highly reproducible (96%), accurate (1.9 mm from target), and rapid (11.6 seconds) automated navigation for catheter ablation in the pig left atrium.
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