Robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention in a COVID-19 patient

Luai Tabaza; Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk; Sean Janzer; Jon C George

doi:10.1002/ccd.28982

Robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention in a COVID-19 patient

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Feb 15;97(3):E343-E345. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28982. Epub 2020 May 20.

Authors

Luai Tabaza¹, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk¹, Sean Janzer¹, Jon C George¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the biggest global health threat in the 21st century. We describe a case of a patient with suspected COVID-19 who needed urgent coronary artery interrogation, in which we utilized robotic assistance to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 and reduced personal protective equipment needed by the procedural team.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronary intervention; interventional devices/innovation; robot assisted.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / therapy
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Female
Humans
Infection Control*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Robotic Surgical Procedures*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / virology*