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Dimitrios Strepkos1, Athanasios Rempakos1, Michaella Alexandrou1
1Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (D.S., A.R., M.A., D.M., P.E.P.C., A.B., B.V.R., O.C.M., K.V., A.A.-O., M.N.B., Y.S., E.S.B.).
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The use of ionizing radiation during cardiac catheterization procedures poses risks to patients and medical staff, both directly and indirectly through orthopedic injuries caused by lead aprons. In this review, we summarize recent advances in radiation protection in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and discuss the effectiveness of traditional and novel radiation protection strategies and equipment.
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