Reducing radiation exposure during atrial fibrillation ablation using lectures to promote awareness.

Yosuke MiwaAkiko UedaMichitsugu KomedaShinsuke TakeuchiMika NagaokaYuichi MomoseNoriko NonoguchiKyoko HoshidaMutsumi EnomotoIkuko TogashiAkiko MaedaYo HagiwaraToshiaki SatoKyoko Soejima

Published in: Open heart (2019)

Awareness on radiation exposure led to a significant reduction in fluoroscopic time and radiation dose during CA for AF, the effect of which persisted even to remote periods following the procedure.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
minimally invasive
percutaneous coronary intervention
radiofrequency ablation
protein kinase
venous thromboembolism