title: Structural heart diseases interventional training in Canada.
abstract: Structural heart disease interventions have evolved into an important component of interventional cardiology fellowship programs worldwide. Given the complexity of such interventions, the breadth of knowledge needed for optimal patient selection and postprocedural management, and the skills to perform them efficiently, advanced training has become mandatory. Postgraduate medical training in Canada has always been on the cutting edge of new technology, and excellent care is provided to the increasing population of adult patients with congenital heart disease. The current survey sought to collect relevant information and assess the opinion of interventional cardiology program directors in Canada regarding training in structural interventions. Our study reports the approximate number of structural procedures performed by interventional cardiology fellows in Canadian interventional cardiology fellowship programs, the form of the structural training, and the suggestions of program directors who are actively trying to integrate structural training into interventional cardiology fellowship programs.
authors.affiliation: Citizens Memorial Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute, Bolivar, Missouri, USA. Electronic address: c.marmagiolis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marmagkiolis
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alqoofi
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asgar
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilingiroglu
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires