The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?

Tom C Nguyen; Gilbert H L Tang; Stephanie Nguyen; Jessica Forcillo; Isaac George; Tsuyoshi Kaneko; Vinod H Thourani; Joseph E Bavaria; Anson W Cheung; Michael J Reardon; Michael J Mack

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011

The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?

Tom C Nguyen
, Gilbert H L Tang
, Stephanie Nguyen
, Jessica Forcillo
, Isaac George
, Tsuyoshi Kaneko
, Vinod H Thourani
, Joseph E Bavaria
, Anson W Cheung
, Michael J Reardon
, Michael J Mack

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2369-2376.e2
Journal	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Volume	157
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011
State	Published - May 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Endovascular Procedures/education
Heart Diseases/surgery
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/education
Thoracic Surgery/education
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/education

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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

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