Radiation Exposure and Contrast Agent Use during Endovascular Aortic Repair Using Mobile Versus Fixed Angiography Systems.
Amir ArnautovicWaseem GarabetReinhold Thomas ZieglerJoscha MulorzSönke Maximilian BraßAlexander OberhuberHubert SchelzigMarkus Udo WagenhäuserPhilip DueppersPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2024)
The use of a fixed C-arm angiography system in the HOR results in higher radiation exposure and longer fluoroscopy times but lower contrast agent volumes when compared with mobile C-arm systems in the SOR. Because stochastic radiation sequelae are more likely to be tolerated in an older patient population and, in addition, there is a higher incidence of CKD in this patient population, allocation of patients to the HOR for standard (T)EVAR seems particularly advisable based on our results.