title: Transcatheter valve interventions: playground for cardiologists or cardiac surgeons? The surgeon's view.
abstract: The field of catheter based valve intervention is neither an interventional cardiologist nor a cardiac surgeon's playground - but rather is a shared space. Optimal clinical outcomes will be obtained by clinicians from both of these backgrounds working collaboratively, not just in planning and decision making but also in the implantation of these devices. This will become even more important as one goes down the spectrum of risk into intermediate or lower risk patient populations.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moat
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002309:Cardiology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013038:Specialization; D066231:Surgeons / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome