Twelve-month outcome of robotic assisted PCI

Abstract Background Robotics in interventional cardiology (R-PCI) is a technique with high potential for optimising the outcome of patients with coronary heart disease. In order to compare R-PCI with conventional, manual PCI (M-PCI), it is necessary to analyse both the index procedure during the initial hospital stay and, in particular, the long-term outcome. Methods We report twelve-month follow up data of our prospective FRiK registry, started in mid 2021. This registry focuses on success rates and safety, radiation dose of patients and personnel as well as long-term outcome (after 6 and 12 months). Moreover, R-PCI is compared with M-PCI in these categories. Results 73 patients received R-PCI. PCI success rate was 100%, with 17.8% requiring manual assistance. Rate of complications (MACE - major adverse cardiovascular events) was 0%. Compared with 152 M-PCI patients, treated by the same interventionalists, there was a higher median procedural time (diagnostic and intervention) 102.5 (82.8-123.5) min vs. 73 (51-101.5) (p