Bridge to Transplantation: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Training for Cardiovascular Disease Fellows

[...]there is an increasing need for well-trained cardiologists to manage these complex patients. [...]1 of 5 HF patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of hospital discharge, which is often related to inadequate HF medication management (10). Under the current system, the Centers for...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-09, Vol.70 (11), p.1413-1416
Main Authors: Sivagnanam, Kamesh, Mendes, Lisa A., Schlendorf, Kelly H., Damp, Julie B., Stevenson, Lynne W., Ramu, Vijay, Walsh, Mary N., Jessup, Mariell, Lindenfeld, JoAnn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiology - education
Cardiology - standards
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy
Clinical Competence - standards
Drug dosages
FDA approval
Funding
Health education
Heart failure
Heart Failure - therapy
Heart Transplantation - education
Heart Transplantation - standards
Heart-Assist Devices - standards
Hospitals
Humans
Internal medicine
Knowledge
Liability insurance
Medical residencies
Patients
Physicians
Skills
Societies, Medical - standards
Training
Transplantation
Transplants & implants
Trends
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Summary:[...]there is an increasing need for well-trained cardiologists to manage these complex patients. [...]1 of 5 HF patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of hospital discharge, which is often related to inadequate HF medication management (10). Under the current system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does not fund training at institutions outside of the primary institution. [...]if a CVD fellow is to receive a stipend during the time of training at the AHFTC program, a source of funding is necessary. [...]other subspecialities approved (adult congenital heart disease) and not yet approved (cardio-oncology and vascular disease) by the ACGME/American Board of Internal Medicine may consider similar rotations.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.769