Comparison of operator radiation exposure during coronary sinus catheter placement via the femoral or jugular vein approach

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 539-542

  Chen, Wensheng ^a   Yao, Yan ^a   Zhang, Shu ^a   He, Ding Sheng ^b  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral vein; Fixed curve catheter; Operator radiation exposure; Steerable catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DOSIMETER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953779627     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq515     Document Type: Article

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