AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

During the past decade, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved rapidly from
an investigational procedure to its current status as a commonly performed ablation …

The trend of achieving minimal invasiveness in surgeries and recent technological
advances in robotics have resulted in the emergence of flexible surgical robots. Such …

Endovascular techniques have been embraced as a minimally-invasive treatment approach
within different disciplines of interventional radiology and cardiology. The current practice of …

Teleoperated medical robotic systems allow procedures such as surgeries, treatments, and
diagnoses to be conducted across short or long distances while utilizing wired and/or …

1.1. Necessidade de atualização Atualmente, existe uma enorme quantidade de
evidências científicas sobre um determinado assunto, com o objetivo de auxiliar os …

For thousands of years, robots have inspired the imagination of humans, but it was only
about 35 years ago that a robot was used for the first time in medicine. Since then, robot …

Background—Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is currently guided by x-ray fluoroscopy.
The associated radiation risk to patients and medical staff may be significant. We report an …

BACKGROUND:: Emerging robotic technologies are increasingly being used by surgical
disciplines to facilitate and improve performance of minimally invasive surgery. Robot …

Objective: This review aims to provide a structured classification of the underlying steering
mechanisms in steerable catheters and to assess their future challenges. Methods: Existing …