Percutaneous cardiac interventions were introduced in the 1960s, and, with the introduction of percutaneous coronary interventions by Gruentzig in 1978, the field has had an astounding growth. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most commonly preformed revascularization technique in the United States today with an estimated 492 000 procedures done in 2010 (Figure 1). This exceeds th...

Minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures have revolutionized the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and transcatheter interventions are becoming more commonplace in veterinary medicine. Transcatheter procedures allow for treatment of several cardiac defects without the attendant morbidity and mortality associated with thoracic surgery. Interventional procedures are available for treatmen...

results the electrophysiology laboratory staff received higher doses of ionizing radiation (17.2 ± 11.9 msv; p < 0.001). there was a significant positive correlation between the years of working experience and effective dose in the lens (p < 0.001). in general, our findings showed that the incidence of lens opacity was 79% (95% ci, 69.9-88.1) in participants with exposure (the case group) and o...

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 ...

Over the last decade, structural heart disease interventions have emerged as a new field in interventional cardiology. Currently, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited interventional cardiology fellowship programs in the United States provide high-quality and well established training curriculum in coronary and peripheral interventions, but training in structural i...

Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy † Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore, Columbus, Milan, Italy ‡ Interventional Cardiology Unit, Santa Corona General Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy § Department of Anesthesia, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy ∥ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, M...

Of great interest to cardiologists who perform invasive procedures is the new added qualification certification program of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in interventional cardiology. Those of us with gray (or little) hair not only remember when cardiology training was only 2 years in length, but also remember those oral examinations in cardiology. Since then, the oral examinati...

s of original contributions from NFIC 2017 353 Advances in Interventional Cardiology 2017; 13, 4 (50) 1-P Economic outcomes of the CAT-CAD randomised trial assessing Coronary Artery computed Tomography as the first-choice anatomic test for individuals with suspected significant Coronary Artery Disease Piotr N. Rudzinski, Mariusz Kruk, Cezary Kepka, Zofia Dzielinska, Jerzy Pregowski, Adam Witkow...

Rossana Taravella, Marco Caruso, Massimo Benedetto, Renato Ciofalo, Giuliana Pace, Salvatore Asciutto, Salvatore Novo, Giuseppe Cirrincione Division of Interventional Cardiology, Arnas Civico Hospital. Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Policlinico P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy Division of Interventional Cardiology, Arnas Civico Hospital, Palermo, Italy Division of Cardiology, Universi...