Radiation Safety During Interventions of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion
During percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO), prolonged procedures increase the risk of excessive radiation exposure. These situations harbor a major concern to protect patients and personnel in the cardiac interventional laboratory (CCL). Important questions regarding radiation safety for interventional cardiologists performing PCI for CTO lesions are discussed and concrete applications are suggested.
Phillip
P
Tran
Hung
H
Phan
Sara R
SR
Shah
Faisal
F
Latif
St Mary Medical Center, Hobart IN USA.
Thach
T
Nguyen
Chronic total occlusion; radiation safety; percutaneous coronary intervention