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

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Nguyen, TC; Tang, GHL; Nguyen, S; Forcillo, J; George, I; Kaneko, T; Thourani, VH; Bavaria, JE; Cheung, AW; Reardon, MJ; Mack, MJ
Published in: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
June 2019

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.

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Published In

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

EISSN

1097-685X

Publication Date

June 2019

Volume

157

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2369 / 2376.e2

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Respiratory System
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Heart Diseases
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Curriculum
  • Clinical Competence
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Nguyen, T. C., Tang, G. H. L., Nguyen, S., Forcillo, J., George, I., Kaneko, T., … Mack, M. J. (2019). The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 157(6), 2369-2376.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011
Nguyen, Tom C., Gilbert H. L. Tang, Stephanie Nguyen, Jessica Forcillo, Isaac George, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Vinod H. Thourani, et al. “The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 157, no. 6 (June 2019): 2369-2376.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011.
Nguyen TC, Tang GHL, Nguyen S, Forcillo J, George I, Kaneko T, et al. The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;157(6):2369-2376.e2.
Nguyen, Tom C., et al. “The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, vol. 157, no. 6, June 2019, pp. 2369-2376.e2. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011.
Nguyen TC, Tang GHL, Nguyen S, Forcillo J, George I, Kaneko T, Thourani VH, Bavaria JE, Cheung AW, Reardon MJ, Mack MJ. The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;157(6):2369-2376.e2.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

EISSN

1097-685X

Publication Date

June 2019

Volume

157

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2369 / 2376.e2

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Respiratory System
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Heart Diseases
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Curriculum
  • Clinical Competence
  • 3202 Clinical sciences