The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2019
Abstract
With the disruptive advancement of catheter-based technologies and minimally invasive techniques in structural heart disease, surgeons must obtain necessary skills to continue to serve this large patient population. We believe that surgeons are uniquely positioned to offer the full spectrum of therapy in structural heart disease (transcatheter, minimally invasive, and complex redo interventions), making them comprehensive valve specialists. Given the variability in structural heart training, we urgently recommend the establishment of a standardized curriculum and pathways for surgical trainees to gain proficiency in transcatheter technologies.
Volume
157
Issue
6
First Page
2369
Last Page
2376
ISSN
1097-685X
Published In/Presented At
Nguyen, T. C., Tang, G. H. L., Nguyen, S., Forcillo, J., George, I., Kaneko, T., Thourani, V. H., Bavaria, J. E., Cheung, A. W., Reardon, M. J., & Mack, M. J. (2019). The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 157(6), 2369–2376.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30745046
Document Type
Article