Interventional cardiology.

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Curriculum and syllabus for Interventional Cardiology subspecialty training in Europe.

Radiation-induced eye lens changes and risk for cataract in interventional cardiology.

BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported a significant increase in eye lens opacities among staff in the cardiac catheterization laboratory but indicated further studies are needed to confirm the findings. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of opacities in eyes of cardiologists, radiographers and nurses working in interventional cardiology. METHODS The eyes of 52 staff in interventional ca...

Evaluation of Maximum Patient Skin Dose Arising from Interventional Cardiology Using Thermoluminescence Dosimeter in Mashhad, Iran

Introduction The increasing practice of interventional fluoroscopy in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease has risen attention to improve radiation protection of patients and cardiologists in these relatively high dose techniques. Therefore, nowadays there is an emphasis on the measurement of radiation dose received by patients and cardiologists arising from the relevant procedures...

Radiation-Induced Noncancer Risks in Interventional Cardiology: Optimisation of Procedures and Staff and Patient Dose Reduction

Concerns about ionizing radiation during interventional cardiology have been increased in recent years as a result of rapid growth in interventional procedure volumes and the high radiation doses associated with some procedures. Noncancer radiation risks to cardiologists and medical staff in terms of radiation-induced cataracts and skin injuries for patients appear clear potential consequences ...

Some implications for clinical cardiology of recent advances in interventional cardiology.

RECENT YEARS have seen the development of many new techniques and therapies that are useful or potentially useful in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. A number of these procedures performed by cardiologists have given rise to the term "interventional cardiology," referring to the more active, interventional role of the physician performing the procedure as compared with t...