Digital Darkness in Cardiovascular Care: Ransomware, System Outages, and the Emerging Threat to Cardiac Patient Safety
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- 10.1097/pts.0000000000001541
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- 2026-06-29
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- Journal of Patient Safety
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- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/pts.0000000000001541,
title = {Digital Darkness in Cardiovascular Care: Ransomware, System Outages, and the Emerging Threat to Cardiac Patient Safety},
author = {Ammad Ud Din and Muhammad Aftab Ahmad and Inam Ullah Khan and Azan Ahmed},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of Patient Safety},
doi = {10.1097/pts.0000000000001541},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000001541}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Digital Darkness in Cardiovascular Care: Ransomware, System Outages, and the Emerging Threat to Cardiac Patient Safety AU - Ammad Ud Din AU - Muhammad Aftab Ahmad AU - Inam Ullah Khan AU - Azan Ahmed PY - 2026 JO - Journal of Patient Safety DO - 10.1097/pts.0000000000001541 UR - https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000001541 ER -
APA
Din, A. U., Ahmad, M. A., Khan, I. U., & Ahmed, A. (2026). Digital Darkness in Cardiovascular Care: Ransomware, System Outages, and the Emerging Threat to Cardiac Patient Safety. Journal of Patient Safety. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000001541
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