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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on June 17, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(17):2180; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn271
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Comparison of operator radiation exposure with optimized radiation protection devices during coronary angiograms and ad hoc percutaneous coronary interventions by radial and femoral routes

Ted S. Lo

Department of Cardiology
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6QG
UK
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Azfar G. Zaman

Department of Cardiology
Freeman Hospital and Newcastle University
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7DN
UK

Rod Stables

Department of Cardiology
Liverpool Cardiothoracic Centre
Liverpool L14 3PE
UK

Douglas Fraser

Department of Cardiology
Manchester Heart Centre
Manchester M13 9WL
UK

Keith G. Oldryod

Department of Cardiology
West of Scotland Regional Heart & Lung Centre
Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Glasgow G81 4HX
UK

David Hildick-Smith

Department of Cardiology
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital
Brighton BN2 5BE
UK

James Nolan

Department of Cardiology
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6QG
UK

Email: tsnlo@btinternet.com

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We read with great interest the article by Brasselet et al.1 The authors reported access site-specific patient and operator radiation exposure in an observational series of 420 patients undergoing diagnostic angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention, concluding that radial access increases radiation exposure. The authors . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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