Transradial cardiac procedures and increased radiation exposure: Is it a real phenomenon?

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 1879-1880

  Bhatia, G S ^a   Ratib, K ^a   Lo, T S ^a   Hamon, M ^b   Nolan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLEEDING; FLUOROSCOPY; LETTER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 70350708336     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.180943     Document Type: Letter

References (7)

1. Einstein AJ. Radiation risk from coronary artery disease imaging: how do different diagnostic tests compare? Heart 2008;94:1519-1521
2. Hamon M, Nolan J. Should radial artery access be the "gold standard" for PCI? Heart 2008;94:1530-1532
3. Partridge J. Radiation and risk. Heart 2009;95:1278.
4. Jolly SS, Amlani S, Hamon M, et al. Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography or intervention and the impact on major bleeding and ischemic events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Am Heart J 2009;157:132-140
5. Lo TS, Nolan J. Radiation protection in relation to transradial cardiac procedures. In: Hamon M, McFadden E, eds. Trans-radial approach for cardiovascular intervention. 2nd ed. France: Europa Stethoscope Media, (in press).
6. Lange HW, von Boetticher H. Randomized comparison of operator radiation exposure during coronary angiography and intervention by radial or femoral approach. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006;67:12-16
7. Lo TS, Fountzopoulos E, Freestone B, et al. Radiation exposure and procedural duration; practical implications for transradial operators. Heart 2007;93(suppl):A89.