Operator vs. patient radiation exposure in transradial and transfemoral coronary interventions

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2577-2578

  Bertrand, Olivier F ^a   Arsenault, Jean ^a   Mongrain, Rosaire ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMORAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LETTER; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATOR; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY; TRANSFEMORAL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; TRANSRADIAL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 54149108056     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn394     Document Type: Letter

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