Introduction For nearly a decade, my electrophysiology practice was conducted using a zero-fluoroscopy workflow for radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedures. By relying exclusively on intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and advanced three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping systems, fluoroscopic imaging was […]

Introduction  After more than 20 years of performing interventional cardiology, I followed standard radiation protection protocols—including lead aprons, table skirts, ceiling shields, and horizontal scatter radiation pads—assuming they were sufficient. They were not.  Scatter radiation […]

Objectives This study sought to measure the protection from scatter radiation offered to the primary physician by a variety of available shields and to provide best practice guidelines for shield use during invasive cardiology procedures. […]

Background Radiation exposure in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) is a safety risk. We investigated a novel sterile Vertical Radiation Shield (VRS) on operator radiation exposure. Download and read the entire abstract here (PDF)  

Introduction Radiation exposure in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) is known to have both stochastic and deterministic effects on the patient and the operator.1–5 Fluoroscopy-guided transcatheter interventions have become more complex over the past decade […]