Evaluation of a new ultralow-dose radiation protocol for electrophysiological device implantation: A near-zero fluoroscopy approach for device implantation.

Autor:	Eichenlaub M; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany. Electronic address: martin.eichenlaub@universitaets-herzzentrum.de., Astheimer K; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Minners J; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Blum T; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Restle C; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Maring C; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Schweitzer S; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Thiel U; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Neumann FJ; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Arentz T; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany., Lehrmann H; Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heart rhythm [Heart Rhythm] 2020 Jan; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 90-97. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 05.
DOI:	10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.07.031
Abstrakt:	Background: Radiation is one of the main hazards of electrophysiological device implantation, and insertion of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices in particular is associated with high radiation doses. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a new ultralow-dose radiation protocol on radiation doses, success rate, and safety of electrophysiological device implantations. Methods: In 2018, we established a new ultralow-dose radiation protocol (reduced pulse width, increased thickness of minimum copper filters, reduced detector entrance dose, reduced pulse rate, optimized image postprocessing settings) for de novo device implantation at our hospital. A total of 1173 patients (11% single-chamber devices, 69% dual-chamber devices, 20% CRT devices) were analyzed. Five hundred twelve patients (44%) in the ultralow-dose group were compared to 661 patients (66%) treated during 2017 with a conventional low-dose protocol. Results: With the ultralow-dose radiation protocol, effective doses could be reduced by 59% (median 0.25 [interquartile range: 0.11-0.63] vs median 0.10 [interquartile range: 0.03-0.28] mSv; P <.0001) per procedure without a significant change in procedure time (P = .5). This dose reduction could be achieved without decreasing procedure success (P = 1) or increasing complication rate (P = .8). Male gender, higher body mass index, increased procedure and fluoroscopy times, and use of the conventional radiation protocol were independent predictors of higher radiation doses in multivariate regression analysis. Conclusion: By establishing a new ultralow-dose radiation protocol, we could significantly decrease radiation exposure, reaching the lowest radiation doses for electrophysiological device implantation reported to date. (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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