A randomised comparison of monoplane versus biplane fluoroscopy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the RAMBO trial

Leistner, David M; Schlender, Lara S; Steiner, Julia; Erbay, Aslihan; Klotsche, Jens; Schauerte, Patrick; Haghikia, Arash; Rauch-Kröhnert, Ursula; Sinning, David; Lauten, Alexander; Mochmann, Hans-Christian; Skurk, Carsten; Landmesser, Ulf; Stähli, Barbara E

doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00217

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Leistner, D. M., Schlender, L. S., Steiner, J., Erbay, A., Klotsche, J., Schauerte, P., Haghikia, A., Rauch-Kröhnert, U., Sinning, D., Lauten, A., Mochmann, H.-C., Skurk, C., Landmesser, U., & Stähli, B. E. (2020). A randomised comparison of monoplane versus biplane fluoroscopy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the RAMBO trial. EuroIntervention, 16(8), 672–679. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00217

Abstract

AIMS

Interventional cardiologists are exposed to substantial occupational ionising radiation. This study sought to investigate differences in radiation exposure in biplane versus monoplane coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).

METHODS AND RESULTS

RAMBO (RAdiation exposure in Monoplane versus Biplane cOronary angiography and interventions) was a prospective, randomised, two-arm, single-centre, open-label trial, enrolling a total of 430 patients undergoing coronary angiography. Patients were randomly ass