title: Balancing idealism with realism to safeguard the welfare of patients: The importance of Heart Team led decision-making in patients with complex coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: vasimfarooq@icloud.com.
authors.forename: Vasim
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.affiliation: NIHR Cardiovascular BRU, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Mario
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Medicine with a Chair in Interventional Cardiology at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Serruys
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Decision-making; Heart Team; Percutaneous coronary intervention; SYNTAX score