Opportunities for training to advance the care for adults with congenital heart disease with advanced circulatory failure

Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 May;14(3):487-490. doi: 10.1111/chd.12748. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Abstract

Heart failure is an emerging issue with important implications in adult patients with congenital heart disease. Practitioners with expertise in both adult congenital heart disease and heart failure are needed to manage this growing and often complex population. In the United States, the optimal training pathway to enable practitioners to best care for these patients is ill-defined. This article explores possibilities and issues that interested trainees may encounter during their training experience.

Keywords: adult congenital heart disease; fellowship training; heart failure; heart transplantation; mechanical circulatory support.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiology / education*
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Medical, Graduate / methods*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Shock / diagnosis
  • Shock / physiopathology
  • Shock / therapy*
  • Specialization*