Operators at one institution were able to decrease their patient radiation substantially over a 12-year period despite, in some cases, minimal technological improvements in the cath lab, according to ...

WASHINGTON—A survey conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) highlights ongoing radiation and orthopedic hazards faced by interventional cardiologists and ...

ROVIGO, ITALY — Shorter operators, nurses, and technicians, compared with taller lab personnel, are apparently exposed to higher total radiation levels during PCI and other catheterization procedures, ...

Philips is launching a new clinical trial aimed at reducing the amount of radiation used during coronary procedures, with an ultralow X-ray dose technique that aims to cut exposures to patients and ...

Despite increased attention and improved technologies for radiation mitigation over the last decade, cardiac cath lab staff are still dealing with an unacceptably high level of occupational hazards to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An initiative reduced patient and cath lab staff exposure to procedural radiation during PCI. Air kerma may be a ...

"I'd probably be a quadriplegic," said Interventional Cardiologist Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, when asked what would have happened if two top neurosurgeons at his hospital hadn't rushed him to the ...

A survey conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) highlights ongoing radiation and orthopedic hazards faced by interventional cardiologists and cardiac ...

There was no difference in complications in patients who fasted or did not fast before cardiac catheterization procedures requiring conscious sedation, according to late-breaking research presented in ...

Microbot Medical has received the FDA’s blessing for its miniature, remote-controlled robot for endovascular procedures, designed to offer clinicians the freedom to sit comfortably and operate outside ...