A UoE medical school graduate has collaborated with Edinburgh Imaging researchers & received the ESCR Best Abstract award. Image Dr Justin Chiong Dr Justin Chiong graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School & is a Foundation Doctor currently based in Dundee, Scotland. His interests lie in Cardiology & Cardiac Imaging. The work presented by Justin at the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology Congress, entitled "Radiation exposure for patients with stable chest in the SCOT-HEART study", received the best abstract award at the Congress. SCOT-HEART was a randomised controlled trial which demonstrated that patients with stable chest pain, when managed with computed tomography-coronary angiography (CTCA) had improved outcomes at 5 years. What the team did not yet know however, was exactly how much radiation these patients received during this time, & how this compared to patients who did not undergo CTCA, managed with standard care alone. Justin explains: We retrospectively analysed 2894 patients from the SCOT-HEART study & obtained information on radiation dose exposure over a 5-year period. From this, we were able to see that: Radiation dose from CTCA (5.7 mSv) was low compared to other cardiac imaging modalities (Invasive coronary angiography [6.1 mSv] & SPECT [8.8 mSv]) Cumulatively over a 5-year period, both the CTCA (4.5 [3.0 to 8.3] mSv) & Standard Care (0.0 [0.0 to 6.6] mSv) groups received low amounts of radiation. When we looked only at patients who underwent imaging - cumulative radiation dose at 5 years was lower in the CTCA group (4.8 [3.3 to 9.1] mSv) compared to the control group (8.6 [5.1 to 11.6] mSv) (p<0.001). We asked Justin his thoughts regarding receiving the award. “I am delighted to receive this award for our work on SCOT-HEART & radiation doses. I am grateful to Dr Michelle Williams for her guidance & all co-authors from the SCOT-HEART team, who's collaborative efforts have made this success possible. Our research reaffirms that a diagnostic strategy based on CT is a valuable option for patients presenting with chest pain.” Justin’s abstract, "Radiation exposure for patients with stable chest in the SCOT-HEART study", is number 0031 & can be found here. Related links European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) ESCR Congress University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Medical School Edinburgh Imaging Dr Michelle Williams Heart / cardiovascular SCOT-HEART study What is a CT scan? 12 Oct 21. SCOT-HEART latest findings 03 Oct 21. SCS Best Scientific Abstract award 10 Aug 21. BCS 2021 abstract award 12 Feb 19. Winner of 2019 EuroMinnies 16 Jan 19. Scientific paper finalist 31 Aug 18. SCOT-HEART findings 04 May 17. Winners - BMJ award Social media tags & titles A UoE medical school graduate has collaborated with Edinburgh Imaging researchers & received the ESCR Best Abstract award. @JustinMichaelCW @imagingmedsci @EdinUniCVS @MarcDweck @HighSTEACS @EdinUniMedicine Publication date 29 Nov, 2021