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A “prospective” and “retrospective” view of the hazards of a career in interventional cardiology
Author(s) -
Lange David C.,
Henry Timothy D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26245
Subject(s) - medicine , interventional cardiology , cardiology
Key Points Surveyed interventional cardiologists reported frequent occupation‐related health hazards including orthopedic injury (49.4%), radiation‐related skin disease (4.8%), cataracts (5.5%), and hematologic and malignant conditions (4.8%) Further advances are needed to increase operator and staff safety to prevent future orthopedic injuries and radiation‐related diseases. Each individual interventional cardiologist needs to weigh the hazards of the profession with the benefits which are substantial as well.