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Phang Boon Lim is a pioneering cardiac electrophysiologist whose research focuses on advancing catheter ablation techniques for cardiac arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. His major contributions center on demonstrating the superiority of robotic-assisted ablation over conventional manual approaches. In his landmark 2012 study (29 citations), Lim showed that robotic catheter manipulation combined with general anesthesia significantly improves catheter stability and increases signal attenuation during atrial fibrillation ablation, leading to more effective lesion formation. His earlier 2009 work (18 citations) established that robotically assisted ablation produces more rapid and greater electrogram signal attenuation than manual ablation, providing crucial evidence for the technology's enhanced energy delivery efficiency. Lim's 2015 study (6 citations) extended these findings to ventricular tachycardia ablation in ischemic cardiomyopathy patients, comparing acute and long-term outcomes between robotic and manual approaches. His work has been instrumental in validating robotic ablation systems as tools for improving procedural outcomes, reducing recurrence rates, and enhancing patient safety. Lim's research bridges engineering innovation with clinical practice, offering tangible evidence that robotic assistance can overcome limitations of manual catheter manipulation in complex arrhythmia substrates.