MISHC Publication Explores Institutional Variation in Radiation Doses During Transcatheter Valvular Interventions
The MISHC publication, “Institutional Variation in Radiation Doses During Transcatheter Valvular Interventions: A Statewide Experience” is online ahead of print in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
High radiation doses during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been associated with adverse health effects and vary significantly based on the performing institution. Yet, despite rapid increases in procedural volumes, little is known about how radiation doses during transcatheter valvular interventions vary between institutions.
Data from MISHC-participating hospitals showed wide variability in radiation doses with the performing hospital having more impact on a patient receiving high-dose radiation than any patient or procedural factors.
Future interventions are warranted to reduce procedural-related variation in radiation doses.
The publication by David McNamara, MD, MPH; Jeremy Albright, PhD; Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc, FSCAI; Stanley Chetcuti, MD; Annemarie Forrest, MS, MPH; Paul Grossman, MD; Raed M. Alnajjar, MD; Himanshu Patel, MD; Hitinder S. Gurm, MBBS; and Ryan D. Madder, MD can be found on PubMed.