Predictors of patient radiation exposure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) exposes patients to radiation. Objectives We sought to identify factors associated with higher radiation exposure and to quantify their relative influence, which may inform reduction of this hazard. Methods All TAVR procedures at Rhode Island...

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Published in:	Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 768 - 774
Main Authors:	Goldsweig, Andrew M., Kennedy, Kevin F., Kolte, Dhaval, Abbott, J. Dawn, Gordon, Paul C., Sharaf, Barry L., Sellke, Frank W., Ehsan, Afshin, Sodha, Neel R., Rutar, Frank, Aronow, Herbert D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-10-2018
Subjects:	angiographic/fluoroscopic imaging Aortic valve Background radiation Complications Creatinine Exposure Femur Fluoroscopy Hemoglobin Radiation radiation physics/dosimetry transcatheter valve implantation radiation physics/dosimetry transcatheter valve implantation angiographic/fluoroscopic imaging
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