Coronary Angiography – Technical Recommendations and Radiation Protection

Abstract

According to recent World Health Organization statistics for 2007, cardiovascular deaths ac‐ count for 33.7% of all deaths worldwide, whereas cancer represents 29.5%, other chronic dis‐ eases 26.5%, injury and communicable diseases 4.3%. [1]. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of cardiovascular death throughout the world. In the light of this, special attention has to be paid to CAD.