Risk to Patients From Radiation Associated With Radiofrequency Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia
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- 13 October 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 98 (15) , 1534-1540
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.15.1534
Abstract
Background—Radiofrequency ablation may be associated with prolonged fluoroscopy times. Previous studies have calculated radiation risks by measuring the radiation dose at a limited number (6) of bo...Keywords
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