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Radiation Exposure, Training, and Safety in Cardiology
Tamirisa, Kamala P. Alasnag, Mirvat Calvert, Peter Islam, Sabrina Bhardwaj, Anju Pakanati, Keerthana Zieroth, Shelley Razminia, Mansour Dalal, Aarti S. Mamas, Mamas
Tamirisa, Kamala P.
Alasnag, Mirvat
Calvert, Peter
Islam, Sabrina
Bhardwaj, Anju
Pakanati, Keerthana
Zieroth, Shelley
Razminia, Mansour
Dalal, Aarti S.
Mamas, Mamas
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2024-03-04
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Cardiology
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100863
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Exposure to ionizing radiation is an inherent occupational health hazard in clinical cardiology. Health risks have been reported previously, including predilection to cancer. In addition, orthopedic injury due to prolonged wearing of heavy protective lead aprons, which are mandatory to reduce radiation risk, have been extensively documented. Cardiology as a specialty has grown with rising volumes of increasingly complex procedures. This includes electrophysiological, coronary, and structural intervention, advanced heart failure/transplant management, and diagnostic imaging. Both the operator as well imaging specialists are exposed to radiation, particularly in structural interventions where interventional cardiologists and structural imagers work closely. Increasingly, women interested in cardiology may deselect the field due to radiation concerns. This expert document highlights the risks of radiation exposure in cardiology, including practical tips within various subspecialty fields such as interventional/structural cardiology, electrophysiology, imaging, advanced heart failure, and pediatric cardiology.
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Kamala P. Tamirisa, Mirvat Alasnag, Peter Calvert, Sabrina Islam, Anju Bhardwaj, Keerthana Pakanati, Shelley Zieroth, Mansour Razminia, Aarti S. Dalal, Mamas Mamas, Andrea M. Russo, Smadar Kort, Radiation Exposure, Training, and Safety in Cardiology, JACC: Advances, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2024, 100863, ISSN 2772-963X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100863. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X24000413)
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JACC Advances, Vol. 3, Iss. 4
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