The heart team: the multidisciplinary approach to coronary artery disease.

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Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Published: January 2024

The recommendation to employ a heart team to guide revascularization has persisted for over a decade. Despite evidence for improved adherence to guidelines, widespread adoption of the heart team approach has been limited. This review delves into the history of the guidelines endorsing the use of a heart team and the supporting data. Additionally, it outlines some attributes of a successful heart team, and how the heart team has been run at several large academic centers. Finally, it reviews some of the barriers to a heart team and future considerations.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11545650PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1209.2023.122DOI Listing

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