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. 2025 Aug 18;21(16):979-981.
doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00125.

A randomised controlled trial of the Cathpax AIR radioprotection cabin during cardiology procedures

Axelle Merieau  1 , Julien Plessis  1 , Virginie Nael  2 , Vincent Letocart  1 , Thibaut Manigold  1 , Pierre-Guillaume Piriou  1 , Robin Le Ruz  1 , Karine Warin Fresse  1 , Patrice Guerin  1
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A randomised controlled trial of the Cathpax AIR radioprotection cabin during cardiology procedures

Axelle Merieau et al. EuroIntervention. .
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Conflict of interest statement

P. Guerin is the initiator of the cabin and has been involved in its creation, design, and optimisation; he has a consultancy agreement with Lemer Pax. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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