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Relation between projection positions and X-ray radiation doses during placement of the coronary sinus mapping electrode.
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PMID:  22415318     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE: To reduce X-ray radiation injury, we investigated the relation between projection positions and X-ray radiation doses when a coronary sinus mapping electrode was placed. METHODS: There were 400 patients in whom a coronary sinus mapping electrode was placed for intracardiac electrophysiologic examination or radio-frequency catheter ablation in our hospital between 1 June 2008 and 31 May 2011. The doctors who placed the coronary sinus mapping electrode and the projection positions including posteroanterior, left anterior oblique 45°, and right anterior oblique 30° projection positions were randomly selected. X-ray doses were recorded when the coronary sinus mapping electrode was placed, and then, these were compared between the three projection positions. RESULTS: The X-ray dose was significantly lower in the right anterior oblique 30° projection position (50.01 ± 11.38 mGy) than in the posteroanterior projection position (68.05 ± 18.85 mGy, q = 12.924, p = 0.000) and the left anterior oblique 45° projection position (71.66 ± 16.95 mGy, q = 15.214, p = 0.000). There were no statistical significances in X-ray doses between the posteroanterior and the left anterior oblique 45° projection positions (p = 0.066) and different operators (p = 0.985). CONCLUSION: Based on the results of this study, we suggest that in placing the coronary sinus mapping electrode, the right anterior oblique 30° projection position should be first adopted because it can allow the electrode to be easily placed and reduce the X-ray radiation dose as much as possible.
Authors:
Gang Lin; Jian-Fei Huang; Hui-He Lu; Lin-Sheng Shi; Jue Wang; Shu-Qing Zhang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-3-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1572-8595     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-3-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9708966     Medline TA:  J Interv Card Electrophysiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Cardiovascular Medical Department, The First People's Hospital of Nantong, Nantong, 226001, China.
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