Risks of Radiation Exposure in Interventional Cardiology

Radiation Safety1

Radiation Safety2

According to the 2013 AHA/ACC Lifestyle Management Guidelines, adults (>21 years of age) are recommended to use a high dose statin (daily dose lowers LDL0C by approximately >50%) if any of the following criteria are met:

1. Clinical ASCVD*
2. LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL**
3. Diabetic, age 40-75 years old, with an LDL-C of 70-189 mg/dL, and an estimated ASCVD risk of ≥7.5%
4. Non-diabetic, age 40-75 years old, with and LDL-C of 70-189, with an estimated ASCVD risk of ≥7.5%

*Clinical ASCVD includes acute coronary syndrome, or a history of myocardial infarction, stable or unstable angina, coronary or other arterial revascularization, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or peripheral arterial disease presumed to be of atherosclerotic origin.

** Consider LDL-C-lowering non-statin therapy to further reduce LDL-C

According to the 2013 AHA/ACC Lifestyle Management Guidelines, adults (>21 years of age) are recommended to use a moderate dose statin (daily dose lowers LDL0C by approximately 30% to <50%) if any of the following criteria are met:

1. Age >75 OR if not candidate for high-intensity statin
2. Diabetic, age 40-75 years old, with an LDL-C of 70-189 mg/dL, and an estimated ASCVD risk of <7.5%
3. Non-diabetic, age 40-75 years old with and LDL-C of 70-189 mg/dL and an estimated ASCVD risk of 5% to <7.5%