[Policy document. Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment of coronary diseases].
Diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are rapidly developing fields. In-house thoracic surgery backup is no longer a prerequisite for PCI. The demand for physicians trained in interventional cardiology has created a need to formalise such education. The Swedish societies of cardiology and thoracic radiology have agreed on a policy document establishing the details of this education. It is the responsibility of the tutor to decide when the pupil has achieved adequate skills.
Nilsson
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tage.nilsson@ks.se
Bergfeldt
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Aberg
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Hultman
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Svensson
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Wallentin
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