April 2023 Br J Cardiol 2023;30:45–50
Sarah Birkhoelzer
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Preparing for the next 25 years
Opening the meeting, BSH Chair Professor Roy Gardner (University of Glasgow) spoke about the BSH‘s aim to reduce HF mortality by 25% in 25 years, which would need the bringing together of all stakeholders to improve:
Prevention strategies
Identifying those at risk
Early accurate diagnosis
Appropriate treatment
In his speech, he encouraged us to be more ambitious for further progress, to raise awareness of HF, and to educate more widely to achieve further progress and benefit more patients.
25 Fellows for 25 years
Table 1. The new British Society for Heart Failure Fellows
John Baxter, Sunderland
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June 2014 Br J Cardiol 2014;21:72–4 doi:10.5837/bjc.2014.016
Thanh T Phan, Muhammad Awan, Dave Williams, Simon James, Andrew Thornley, Andrew G C Sutton, Mark de Belder, Nicholas J Linker, Andrew J Turley
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Introduction
Occupational radiation doses in fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures are highest among medical staff using X-rays, particularly cardiologists involved in interventional procedures.1 The danger of radiation, such as radiation-induced cataracts in operators,2 has led to a significant focus on radiation safety in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Garments, lead goggles, skull caps, ceiling suspended shields, curtains under the table, and other protective equipment, provide a significant reduction in occupational doses.3 It is necessary for cardiologists to wear personal dosimeters during procedures for personal safety
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