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Overcoming obstacles in interventional cardiology training during the COVID ‐19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Okutucu Sercan,
Cilingiroglu Mehmet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29340
Subject(s) - medicine , interventional cardiology , pandemic , covid-19 , psychological intervention , interventional radiology , medical emergency , cardiology , intensive care medicine , nursing , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak
Key Points During Covid‐19 pandemic, elective interventions have been postponed at many medical centers in the United States. This might have had significant impact on interventional cardiology training. A significant proportion of interventional cardiology fellows think that by the end of their training they may not reach the minimum procedural requirements; and nearly half believe that the COVID‐19 pandemic will affect their interventional skills. There is need to review current interventional cardiology program requirements and strategic solutions to supplement gaps in education and experience related to reduced interventions.