Contemporary Cardiovascular Imaging Advancements and Social Media

• Published in: Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 25
• Main Authors: Covas, Pedro, Ismail, Haneen, Krepp, Joseph, Choi, Brian G., Lewis, Jannet F., Katz, Richard J., Choi, Andrew D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Cardiology; Case reports; Citations; Collaboration; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Imaging (Q Truong; Imaging (Q Truong, Section Editor); Impact factors; Infections; Influencer marketing; Informetrics; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Section Editor; Social networks; Topical Collection on Imaging; Echocardiography; Cardiac imaging; Computed tomography; Social media; Magnetic resonance; Cardio-oncology; Nuclear cardiology; Altmetric score; Interventional imaging
• ISSN: 1092-8464; 1534-3189
• DOI: 10.1007/s11936-021-00902-9

Purpose of review Social media (SoMe) as a means of knowledge dissemination has grown significantly in cardiovascular imaging in recent years. This media platform allows for a free exchange of ideas, the development of new communities, and the ability to disseminate advancements rapidly. While the social media platforms offer limitless potential, their public domain necessitates several important suggestions around best practices. Recent findings In cardiovascular imaging, specific hashtags have emerged to encompass the major modalities to include #EchoFirst, #YesCCT, #WhyCMR, and #CVNuc. Cardiovascular imaging journals have established major presences in the social media space as an avenue to present novel, high-quality, peer-reviewed content to new audiences. Summary This review paper aims to introduce basic concepts in social media and cardiovascular imaging while highlighting recent topics of high importance, influence, and attention in cardiovascular imaging to include the ISCHEMIA trial, COVID-19, structural imaging, and multimodality advances from throughout 2020.