ArticleAmerican journal of cardiovascular disease2021
Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects in children: key parameters affecting patient radiation exposure.
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- Retrograde transcatheter closure of perimembranous and muscular ventricular septal defects in pediatric and adult patients: 12month outcomes in a case series of 60 patients from Iran.ARYA atherosclerosis · 2026Article
- Hybrid approach: a prospective option for treating congenital heart defects in pediatric patients.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Zero contrast technique in doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect closure in patient with body weight less than 10 kg: a case report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Transthoracic echocardiography-guided subaortic ventricular septal defect closure in infants: a case report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative outcomes of two competitive devices for retrograde closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- SwiftNINJA steerable microcatheter: a new kid on the block for selective catheterization of vascular and valvular congenital lesions.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Multimodality 3D image fusion with live fluoroscopy reduces radiation dose during catheterization of congenital heart defects.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous and Intracristal Ventricular Septal Defects Using Amplatzer Duct Occluder II in Children.Journal of interventional cardiology · 2021Article
- Unplanned Surgery After Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect in Children: Causes and Risk Factors.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundVentricular septal defect (VSD) transcatheter closure is gaining worldwide popularity despite its complexity. Reports on key factors affecting radiation exposure in children are scarce.
aimsThis clinical study is the first to comprehensively analyze the impact of all relevant parameters on children's radiation exposure during VSD interventional closures.
methodsBetween March 2016 and August 2019, all pediatric VSD cases percutaneously treated at a reference center for interventional congenital cardiology and equipped with a single-plane Innova 2100 X-ray unit were retrospectively reviewed. Multiple linear regression was performed to investigate the impact of clinical, technical, and procedural parameters on patients' radiation exposure assessed using total air kerma area product (P
resultsA total of 85 patients were included in this study and 82.4% had perimembranous defects. Device implantation was successful in 96.5% of cases. The procedure lasted for a median of 60 min with a median P
conclusionsRadiation exposure in children undergoing VSD percutaneous closure was highly variable. A higher patient's weight, numbers of operators, complexity in device positioning, and procedural incidents, were identified as key factors increasing patient dose for this kind of intervention.
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