title: Development of the Mexican Heart Team: The Long and Winding Road.
abstract: Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Efforts to decrease HF mortality rates include a multidisciplinary approach management. Although evidence suggests that this has been an optimal strategy for treating HF, the model remains not widely implanted. The current article explores the rationale behind the formation of a Heart Team in a developing country and its development despite the lack of an allocated budget.
authors.affiliation: National Medical Center x2018;20 de Noviembre', ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: J Alfredo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Merino-Rajme
authors.forename: Lilian G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Delgado-Espejel
authors.forename: Julieta D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morales-Portano
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alcántara-Meléndez
authors.forename: J Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: García-García
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muratalla-González
authors.forename: M Sol
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: García-Ortegón
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Díaz-Quiroz
authors.forename: Vanessa F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Nuñez-López
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gómez-Álvarez
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000458:organization & administration; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D010348:Patient Care Team