Evaluation of a new ultralow-dose radiation protocol for electrophysiological device implantation: A near-zero fluoroscopy approach for device implantation

Radiation is one of the main hazards of electrophysiological device implantation, and insertion of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices in particular is associated with high radiation doses.

Source: Heart Rhythm - September 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martin Eichenlaub, Klaus Astheimer, Jan Minners, Thomas Blum, Christian Restle, Christian Maring, Saskia Schweitzer, Ulrike Thiel, Franz-Josef Neumann, Thomas Arentz, Heiko Lehrmann Source Type: research