Body Surface Radiation Exposure in Interventional Echocardiographers during Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Monte Carlo Simulation

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 Apr;37(4):468-469. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.017. Epub 2023 Nov 24.

Authors

Akihisa Kataoka¹, Takeshi Takata², Ayaka Yanagawa², Kento Kito², Taiga Katayama², Ken Kozuma², Jun'ichi Kotoku²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. Electronic address: kataoaki@sd5.so-net.ne.jp.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.

PMID: 38008132
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.017

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage* / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation*
Cardiac Catheterization
Computer Simulation
Humans
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Monte Carlo Method
Stroke*
Treatment Outcome