Key result
Patient radiation exposure reference values were proposed as 40, 47, and 80 Gycm2 for coronary angiography/angioplasty, radio frequency ablation, and CA plus ad hoc PTCA, respectively.
Why the study?
What are the patient radiation exposure levels during different interventional cardiology procedures?
Observational
No
What are the patient radiation exposure levels during different interventional cardiology procedures?
The study establishes local reference values for patient radiation exposure during various interventional cardiology procedures to help monitor and optimize radiation safety.
Local reference values may aid dose monitoring in interventional cardiology; leaves open multicenter validation before routine adoption.
The aim of our investigation was to prospectively measure the patient radiation exposure from different cardiological procedures performed in the Catheterisation laboratory of the University Hospital Gasthuisberg in Leuven. The following local reference values were proposed: 40, 47 and 80 Gycm2 for coronary angiography (CA) or angioplasty (PTCA and stent implantation for elective patients), radio frequency ablation with angiographic images and CA plus ad hoc PTCA, respectively.
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Dragusin et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Patients undergoing cardiological procedures. Cardiological procedures (coronary angiography, angioplasty, radio frequency ablation) was evaluated on Patient radiation exposure. Patient radiation exposure reference values were proposed as 40, 47, and 80 Gycm2 for coronary angiography/angioplasty, radio frequency ablation, and CA plus ad hoc PTCA, respectively.
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