Pipin Kojodjojo
Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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3
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60
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About
Pipin Kojodjojo is a leading cardiac electrophysiologist whose research focuses on advancing catheter ablation techniques for complex arrhythmias, particularly through the use of robotic assistance. His work has fundamentally addressed a critical limitation in ablation therapy: the recurrence of arrhythmias due to inadequate lesion formation from unstable catheter contact. Kojodjojo’s major contributions demonstrate that robotic catheter manipulation systems significantly improve catheter-tip stability, leading to more efficient radiofrequency energy delivery and superior signal attenuation compared to manual ablation. His seminal 2012 study, cited 29 times, provided key evidence that combining robotic assistance with general anaesthesia enhances lesion transmurality, a finding with direct clinical implications for improving long-term procedural success. Kojodjojo also pioneered the application of robotic ablation in challenging patient populations, as shown in his 2009 case report on ventricular tachycardia in a patient with complex congenital heart disease and Rastelli repair. This work, cited 13 times, highlighted the technology’s potential to navigate difficult anatomies. With over 60 total citations across his most influential papers, Kojodjojo’s research has been instrumental in establishing robotic ablation as a viable strategy for enhancing procedural precision and outcomes in interventional electrophysiology.
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