Cardiovascular Fellowship Training in Cardio-Obstetrics: JACC Review Topic of the Week

Melinda B Davis; Natalie A Bello; Kathryn Berlacher; Colleen M Harrington; Jeannette P Lin; Kathryn J Lindley; Lindsay G Panah; Ki E Park; Candice K Silversides; Mary Norine Walsh; Gaby Weissman; Doreen DeFaria Yeh; Julie B Damp

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.049

Cardiovascular Fellowship Training in Cardio-Obstetrics: JACC Review Topic of the Week

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Oct 31;82(18):1792-1803. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.049.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Division of Cardiology, Ahmanson/Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, University of California Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁷ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto Pregnancy and Heart Disease Research Program, Mount Sinai and Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Program, Ascension St Vincent Heart Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
¹⁰ MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
¹¹ Division of Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 37879784
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.049

Abstract

The United States has the highest maternal mortality in the developed world with cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. In response to this, the emerging subspecialty of cardio-obstetrics has been growing over the past decade. Cardiologists with training and expertise in caring for patients with cardiovascular disease in pregnancy are essential to provide effective, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and high-quality care for this vulnerable population. This document provides a blueprint on incorporation of cardio-obstetrics training into cardiovascular disease fellowship programs to improve knowledge, skill, and expertise among cardiologists caring for these patients, with the goal of improving maternal and fetal outcomes.

Keywords: cardio-obstetrics; cardiology; cardiovascular medicine; fellowship; obstetrics; pregnancy; training; training statement.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cardiologists*
Cardiovascular Diseases* / therapy
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
Humans
Obstetrics* / education
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
United States

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