Should Interventional Cardiologists Super-Subspecialize?: Moving From Patient Selection to Operator Selection.

Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)

The field of interventional cardiology has expanded rapidly. As a result, four evolving areas have evolved - peripheral vascular interventions, structural heart interventions, adult congenital heart intervention, and chronic total occlusion. The complexity of these procedures and the number of devices available has grown rapidly. In addition, the professional and public expectations of procedural success and of minimizing case-avoidance have also grown. Specific issues include volume-outcome relationships, maintaining currency and proficiency, accessibility to specialized procedures, and the need to maintain a fundamental level of expertise in acute coronary interventions.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Kleiman, NS; Welt, FGP; Truesdell, AG; Sherwood, M; Kadavath, S; Shah, PB; Klein, LW; Hogan, S; Kavinsky, C; Rab, T; Interventional Section Leadership Council, American College of Cardiology,

Published Date

  • January 11, 2021

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 14 / 1

Start / End Page

  • 97 - 100

PubMed ID

  • 33413871

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1876-7605

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.10.029

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States