Radiation dose of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A comparison between edwards SAPIEN XT and medtronic corevalve aortic valve prostheses

Arie Steinvil, Galit Aviram, Maayan Konigstein, Yigal Abramowitz, Amir Halkin, Yaron Arbel, Yanai Ben-Gal, Gad Keren, Shmuel Banai, Ariel Finkelstein

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Abstract

Background The relative radiation dose (RD) of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with either the Edwards Sapien XT (ESX) or the Medtronic CoreValve (MCV) prostheses has not been studied in depth. Our aim was to quantify RD in uncomplicated transfemoral TAVI with either prosthesis. Methods We analyzed 248 consecutive patients undergoing uncomplicated transfemoral TAVI between March 2009 and September 2012, at a single tertiary care facility. Total air Kerma, cumulated dose area product (DAP), and fluoroscopy time were determined in each case. Results The ESX and MCV prostheses were implanted in 44 and 204 patients, respectively. Though mean fluoroscopy time was higher during ESX valve implantation, overall RD per total air Kerma and DAP was significantly higher during MCV implantation (P < 0.05 for both comparisons). By multivariate regression analyses, prosthesis type was an independent predictor of RD according to both total air Kerma and DAP (r 2 = 0. 498; P < 0.01 and r2 = 0.363; P < 0.01, respectively). Conclusion In uncomplicated transfemoral TAVI, RD is greater during MCV implantation than during ESX implantation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E578-E582
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume82
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • dose area product
  • fluoroscopy
  • total Air Kerma
  • transcatheter aortic valve implantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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