Dr Tom De Potter (Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium) discusses risks in and strategies to reduce radiation exposure in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology.
Filmed at ESC 2018, Munich.
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Speaker Disclosure: Dr Tom De Potter has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.
Questions:Questions:
1. What is the current magnitude of radiation exposure in individuals performing electrophysiology and interventional cardiology? (0:09)
2. What are the risks and individual differences in risk associated with radiation exposure in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology? (1:36)
3. How do you determine radiation exposure? (2:30)
4. What are the currently available strategies to reduce radiation exposure in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology? (3:27)
5. What technological strategies are available to reduce radiation exposure? (4:25)
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