Predictors of patient radiation exposure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Andrew M GoldsweigKevin F KennedyDhaval KolteJinnette Dawn AbbottPaul C GordonBarry L SharafFrank W SellkeAfshin EhsanNeel R SodhaFrank RutarHerbert D AronowPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Factors associated with increased procedural complexity and duration as well as radiation attenuation and scatter predict increased patient radiation exposure during TAVR. Modification of procedural technique, especially using percutaneous femoral vascular access, may facilitate reduction in exposure.