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At #AMP2025, see top operators tackle real CLTI cases live—ask questions, learn strategies, & leave empowered. Catch this standout 2024 case: hubs.ly/Q03zFp_m0 Register: hubs.ly/Q03zFdFz0 @bretwiechmann @ahmedkayssi @kmadass @MidOhioVascular @monteromiguel
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First live case as primary operator ✅. Thanks to @SCAI for the opportunity. Most importantly, thanks to @KAlaswadMD for the unwavering trust and continued support @HenryFordHealth @HFHCardioFellow. #SCAI2025
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youtube.com/watch?v=CE-Gfi-z… Checkout this film that predicted this 25 years ago
Education is evolving. 🌍 Studying the heart once meant flipping through static textbooks and diagrams. Today? I can explore a 3D beating heart with apps like Insight Heart on visionOS. #EducationTech #MedicalEducation
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Education is evolving. 🌍 Studying the heart once meant flipping through static textbooks and diagrams. Today? I can explore a 3D beating heart with apps like Insight Heart on visionOS. #EducationTech #MedicalEducation
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I won an Emmy for best educational show back in the days… a good watch for patients seeking information about limb preservation. @vascularpodcast youtu.be/_z5z4bcztHM?feature…
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chris wooley retweeted
Meet Our Conference Chairman: Dr. Venkatesh Ramaiah! A world-renowned vascular surgeon, visionary leader, and passionate advocate for innovation in medicine, Dr. Ramaiah’s expertise and dedication inspires us all. #TED2025 #DrVenkateshRamaiah #TEDCongress #TEDCongress2025
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Check out this article highlighting our Protego! @RizikMd and other use our system “that cut radiation exposure to primary operators during coronary and structural heart procedures by more than 99% when used in combination with standard safety measures.” #apronfreeimaging
‘Hot’ Doc? Radiation Exposure Risks of Interventionalists Aired in TV Special dlvr.it/TDgj5v
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In 2017 Dr. Edward Diethrich passed away due to complications from a brain tumor. He was convinced the tumor was caused by radiation exposure. Join ORSIF.org today to learn about risks and solutions, and to lend your voice to our mission. #radiationsafety
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chris wooley retweeted
“Every time we step in to save a life, we are exposing ourselves to potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation,” reveals @RizikMd. The new documentary, @ScatteredDenial, shares details on the risks interventional cardiologists face in the cath lab. tctmd.com/news/hot-doc-radia…
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amputationnationthemovie.org… Meet 85 year old Fred Goad who was told by two major cardiovascular centers that he needed dual limb amputation 10 years ago. Then he found ⁦@CraigMWalkerMD⁩
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For our friends in the Bay Area do not miss the NorCal premiere of ⁦⁦⁦@ScatteredDenial⁩ on ⁦@norcalpublic⁩ @KPJK tomorrow at 8PM featuring Dr. Celina Yong of the Stanford School of Medicine
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⁦@ScatteredDenial⁩ airs Sunday at 6PM on ⁦@PBS12_CO⁩ Colorado Public Television
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Scattered Denial makes its Utah premiere tonight on uen.org Salt Lake PBS at 9PM Mountain. @RizikMd @evenkeelpro @ScatteredDenial
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Weekend primetime airings for @ScatteredDenial: A Film About Radiation Safety continue on WEFS TV @EasternFlorida in Orlando/Space Coast Florida PBS Sunday, July 14 at 8PM eastern and @SCETV World in Greenville, SC Sunday, July 14, at 7PM eastern
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Airing tonight on @KET Kentucky, Idaho Public Television, and @WOSU OHIO
When looking back on her medical education, Dr. Aimee Armstrong recalls that she received little training in radiation safety. Despite regular use of lead vests, she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, which she attributes to the inadequacy of vests as a sole defense.
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TONIGHT! Scattered Denial makes its California public television debut, airing on KVCR at 7PM Pacific. The film will also continue its run in New Mexico, airing on KNEW New Mexico at 8PM Mountain. New dates and markets are being added daily, so please stay tuned for updates.
The links between X-ray radiation and cases of cancer in physicians are not yet fully understood, but certain foreboding patterns have been noticed. One of these is that operators develop cancers at a higher rate on the side of their body that is closest to the emitter.
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“Over half of interventional cardiologists have orthopedic injuries, particularly spinal injuries . . . . Higher rates of . . . cancers have also been noted. We cannot accept this any longer. . . . [W]e must shift from accepting inadequate protection to . . . maximum safety.”
SCAI President James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, outlines his initiatives for the upcoming year in his latest President's message. ➡️Read the message to learn more: scai.org/presidents-message-… #CardioTwitter
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