Abstract 13377: Predictors of High Operator Radiation Exposure During Cardiac Catheterization: Insights From the Radicure (Radiation Reduction During Cardiac Catheterization Using Real-time Monitoring) Study

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 130; no. suppl_2
• Main Authors: Christopoulos, Georgios, Papayannis, Aristotelis C, Alomar, Mohammed, Kotsia, Anna P, Michael, Tesfaldet T, Rangan, Bavana V, Roesle, Michele, Shorrock, Deborah, Makke, Lorenza, Maragkoudakis, Spyros, Mohammad, Atif, Sarode, Karan, Chambers, Charles E, Banerjee, Subhash, Brilakis, Emmanouil S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 25.11.2014

Abstract only Background: The RadiCure study examined the impact of real-time radiation monitoring on patient and operator exposure during cardiac catheterization. We sought to identify the factors associated with increased radiation exposure of the first operator. Methods: We studied the baseline c...