Reducing radiation exposure during cardiovascular catheterization is of paramount
importance for both patient and staff safety. Over the years, advances in equipment and …

The majority of studies investigating the effectiveness of radiation shields focus on
procedures performed by cardiologists. These studies are, nevertheless, relevant also for …

Objectives: This study sought to determine radiation exposure across the cranium of
cardiologists and the protective ability of a nonlead, XPF (barium sulfate/bismuth oxide) …

Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Step by Step Approach is a practical,
easy to read reference guide on how to perform percutaneous coronary. Written by …

Radiofrequency catheter ablation has become the treatment of choice for atrial fibrillation
(AF) that does not respond to antiarrhythmic drug therapy. During the procedure, fluoroscopy …

Background—X-ray use in the catheterization laboratory is guided by the principle of as low
as reasonably achievable. In accordance with this principle, we reduced the default …

Background—The Radiation Reduction During Cardiac Catheterization Using Real-Time
Monitoring study sought to examine the effect of a radiation detection device that provides …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to quantify the reduction in patient radiation dose
during coronary angiography (CA) by a new X‐ray technology, and to assess its impact on …

This study sought to quantitatively evaluate the reduction of radiation dose in coronary
angiography and angioplasty with the use of image noise reduction technology in a routine …

Background The increasing complexity of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for
chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) leads to a significant increase of radiation exposure …