Elsevier, American Journal of Cardiology, 7(113), p. 1093-1098, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.12.013
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Coronary angiography is the gold standard for defining obstructive coronary disease. However, radiation exposure remains an unwanted hazard. Patients referred for coronary angiography with abdominal circumference 60mL/min were randomized to the Fluorography (n=25) or Cineangiography (n=25) group. Patients in the Fluorography group underwent coronary angiography using retrospectively-stored fluorography with repeat injection under cineangiography only when needed for better resolution per operator’s discretion. Patients in the Cineangiography group underwent coronary angiography using routine cineangiography. The primary endpoint was patient radiation exposure measured by radiochromic film. Secondary endpoints included the radiation output measurement of kerma-area product (KAP) and air kerma at the interventional reference point (Ka,r), and operator radiation exposure measured by dosimeter. Patient radiation exposure (158.2mGy [76.5–210.2] vs 272.5mGy [163.3–314.0], p=0.001), KAP (1323μGy m2 [826–1765] vs 3451μGy m2 [2464–4818], p