April 30, 2021 A second-generation robotic PCI system improves both clinical and technical success over its predecessor and shows the potential to positively impact operators’ health and quality of life, according to data from the PRECISION GRX study. “[I]f you work in the cath lab for more than 15 years, you have significant occupational hazards, both orthopedic related, as well as associated with radiation,” said Ehtisham Mahmud, MD (University of California, San Diego), in his presentation yesterday at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Scientific Sessions. Mahmud said data from the PRECISE and RAPID studies indicate that operators who sit at a cockpit without their lead and conduct PCI robotically for either coronary or peripheral interventions can reduce their radiation exposure by as much as 95%. However, while first-generation systems were demonstrated to