@article{5d0602803979492c9dd019ec3d561012,
title = "The train has left: Can surgeons still get a ticket to treat structural heart disease?",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "endovascular, fellowship, minimally invasive, residency, standardized curriculum, structural heart disease, transcatheter",
author = "Nguyen, {Tom C.} and Tang, {Gilbert H.L.} and Stephanie Nguyen and Jessica Forcillo and Isaac George and Tsuyoshi Kaneko and Thourani, {Vinod H.} and Bavaria, {Joseph E.} and Cheung, {Anson W.} and Reardon, {Michael J.} and Mack, {Michael J.}",
note = "Funding Information: T.C.N. reports receiving consultant fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Abbott, and LivaNova. G.H.L.T. reports receiving consultant fees from Abbott and proctoring fees from Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic. J.F. reports receiving consultant fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific. I.G. reports receiving speaker and consultant fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, institutional training grants from Edwards and Medtronic, consultant fees from Bolton Medical, Abbott, WL Gore and Associates, and Boston Scientific. T.K. reports receiving consultant and proctoring fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Abbott. V.H.T. reports receiving consultant fees from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, and Gore Vascular. J.E.B. reports receiving consultant fees from WL Gore and Associates. A.W.C. reports receiving consultant fees from Abbott. M.J.R. reports receiving fees from Medtronic for providing educational services. All other authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support. The authors have carefully reviewed the contributions from each author to ensure that commercial relations did not limit or restrict the discussions to those devices or companies, and the products and courses offered by companies were described here without limitation or selection based on commercial relations of the authors. Funding Information: T.C.N. reports receiving consultant fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Abbott, and LivaNova. G.H.L.T. reports receiving consultant fees from Abbott and proctoring fees from Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic. J.F. reports receiving consultant fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific. I.G. reports receiving speaker and consultant fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, institutional training grants from Edwards and Medtronic , consultant fees from Bolton Medical, Abbott, WL Gore and Associates, and Boston Scientific. T.K. reports receiving consultant and proctoring fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and Abbott. V.H.T. reports receiving consultant fees from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, and Gore Vascular. J.E.B. reports receiving consultant fees from WL Gore and Associates. A.W.C. reports receiving consultant fees from Abbott. M.J.R. reports receiving fees from Medtronic for providing educational services. All other authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support. The authors have carefully reviewed the contributions from each author to ensure that commercial relations did not limit or restrict the discussions to those devices or companies, and the products and courses offered by companies were described here without limitation or selection based on commercial relations of the authors. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.011",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "157",
pages = "2369--2376.e2",
journal = "Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery",
issn = "0022-5223",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
number = "6",
}