Future horizons for catheter-based interventions in adult congenital and structural heart disease. (March 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Harsimran S; Osten, Mark; Horlick, Eric
• Is Part Of: Future cardiology. Volume 8:Number 2(2012)
• Page Start: 203
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2012-03
• Subjects: adult congenital cardiac intervention -- percutaneous intervention -- percutaneous valve intervention -- structural cardiology -- training perspectives for structural interventional cardiology -- transcatheter aortic valve replacement; Cardiology -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.2217/fca.12.14
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-6678

Abstract

In recent decades, there has been an exponential growth in both the number and range of catheter-based interventions for adult congenital and structural heart disease. In this article, we discuss the rationale for the ongoing development of minimally invasive multidisciplinary interventions; the required training elements necessary to achieve expertise in the field; the cardiac team needed to best perform these interventions; and the currently available and up and coming technologies for performing transcatheter valve therapies.