Establishment of heart teams in Portugal.
Whenever several therapeutic options exist, multidisciplinary decision-making is beneficial for the patient and for society at large. The main obstacles to the establishment of heart teams in Portugal are organizational and logistical. Implementing a heart team approach entails definition of the situations requiring multidisciplinary discussion, creation of clear lines of communication, written protocols and obtaining patient informed consent. The European Society of Cardiology guidelines define the clinical scenarios where intervention of the heart team is recommended.
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Hospital Cruz Vermelha, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: migueluva@gmail.com.
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Sousa Uva
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Hospital de Saõ João, Porto, Portugal.
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Leite Moreira
Hospital Pedro Hispano, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Gavina
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Presidente da APIC, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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D000465:Algorithms; D003663:Decision Trees; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011174:Portugal
Decision-making; Equipa multidisciplinar; Guidelines; Heart team; Informação do doente; Normas de orientação clínicas; Patient information; Processo de decisão; Recomendações; Recommendations