Evaluation of Patient Dose in Interventional Cardiology

Momivand, A and Behrouzkia, Z and Zohdi Aghdam, R and Khayati Shal, E (2017) Evaluation of Patient Dose in Interventional Cardiology. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 8 (4). pp. 1-6.

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Abstract

In diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery diseases performed with x-ray, numerous images have to be taken from this area of the body which causes an increase in patient's radiation dose. The objectives of this study are the measurement of Dose Area Product (DAP) and fluoroscopy time. Furthermore it evaluates the correlation between DAP and fluoroscopy time, DAP and Body Mass Index (BMI), and fluoroscopy time and BMI. In this study, 119 patients were investigated and among these patients, 43 patients underwent Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) and 76 patients underwent Coronary Angiography (CA). The mean values of DAP for CA and PTCA were respectively 17.99 and 55.49 Gy.cm2 in women and 18.87 and 51.74 Gy.cm2 in men. Strong correlation for CA (p <0.001) and PTCA (p<0.02) between DAP and fluoroscopy time was observed. By comparing the mean values of DAP and the fluoroscopy time obtained in this study with other studies carried out in the field, it is revealed that these values are lower than the outcomes of previous studies. This difference was due to the high knowledge and experience of the cardiologist and the suitable pulse rate (15 frame per second) which was used in this study

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Patient Dose, Coronary Angiography, Dose Area Product, Fluoroscopy Time.
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 19 May 2018 07:14
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2019 07:12
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4856

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