Why the study?
What is the radiation dose and associated somatic and genetic risk for patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty?
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Adult and paediatric patients undergoing cardiac catheterisations and adults having percutaneous…
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Reassures on low radiation risks during catheterization; leaves open prospective validation in contemporary cohorts.
What is the radiation dose and associated somatic and genetic risk for patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty?
Radiation risks from cardiac catheterization and PTCA are negligible compared to the clinical hazards of the procedures themselves.
Faulkner et al. (1986) studied this question.
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