catheterization laboratory

Original Contribution

Radiation Safety in the Catheterization Laboratory: Current Perspectives and Practices

06/15/2018

Samir R. Kapadia , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Michael Luna , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world. We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists,...

There is great variability in...

06/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Thoughts

The Interventional Cardiologist as Cath Lab Team Leader

05/29/2015

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Barry Feldman , MD;

Priyantha Ranaweera , MD;

John Dent , MD;

Xiaoyan Huang , MD;

Sara Singer , PhD, MBA;

Abstract: Interventional cardiologists act as leaders every time they step into a catheterization laboratory (cath lab), but leadership training is rarely included in cardiology training programs. Cath lab physicians should cultivate and...

Abstract: Interventional...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology