A severe radiation burn caused by extended X-ray angiography in the same location during an interventional procedure in the cath lab. Controlling cath lab radiation dose was a big topic this past month, with three articles on this subject making the top 20 list. This image is a figure included in the new joint cardiology society consensus document on radiation from medical imaging from the third story on this list.
June 1, 2018 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of May 2018. This is based on website analytics of the month’s record 204,441 pageviews:
1. FDA Clears First Reversal Agent for Rivaroxaban, Apixaban Anticoagulants
2. 14 Ways to Reduce Radiation Exposure in the Cath Lab
3. Cardiology Societies Release Consensus on Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging
5. FDA Clears Implantable Heart Attack Warning Device
6. Defining the Cath Lab Workplace Radiation Safety Hazard
7. Five Key Takeaways From Heart Rhythm 2018
8. Landmark CABANA Trial Confirms Ablation Equal to or Superior to Drug Therapy
9. No Benefit Found Using Sodium Bicarbonate, Acetylcysteine to Prevent Kidney Injury
10. Heart Rhythm 2018 Late-breaking Studies
11. SYNTAX III Revolution Trial Shows CT-FFR Could Replace Cine-angiography in Coming Years
12. Movement Toward Simpler, Wearable Cardiac Monitoring
13. U.S. First Lady Melania Trump Undergoes Interventional Radiology Embolization Procedure
14. Recent Advances in Echocardiography Technology
15. Abbott's Xience Sierra Stent Receives FDA Approval
16. VIDEO: Editor's Choice of Most Innovative New Cardiac Technology at ACC 2018
17. Culprit Vessel-Only Strategy Has Lower Mortality Than Routine Multivessel Intervention
18. Edwards Granted CE Mark For First Transcatheter Tricuspid Therapy
18. SCAI Updates Consensus on Length of Stay for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
20. First Human Cases Treated With Globe Multi-electrode Contact Mapping and Ablation System
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