Integrating Structural Heart Disease Trainees within the Dynamics of the Heart Team: The Case for Multimodality Training

Homam Ibrahim; Angela Lowenstern; Andrew M Goldsweig; Sunil V Rao

doi:10.1016/j.shj.2023.100167

Integrating Structural Heart Disease Trainees within the Dynamics of the Heart Team: The Case for Multimodality Training

Struct Heart. 2023 Apr 18;7(3):100167. doi: 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100167. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Homam Ibrahim¹, Angela Lowenstern², Andrew M Goldsweig³, Sunil V Rao¹

Affiliations

¹ NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
³ Baystate Medical Center and University of Massachusetts-Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Abstract

Structural heart disease is a rapidly evolving field. However, training in structural heart disease is still widely variable and has not been standardized. Furthermore, integration of trainees within the heart team has not been fully defined. In this review, we discuss the components and function of the heart team, the challenges of current structural heart disease models, and possible solutions and suggestions for integrating trainees within the heart team.

Keywords: Heart team; Structural heart disease training; Trainee.

Publication types

Review