TY - JOUR
T1 - Can we talk? Reflections on effective communication between imager and interventionalist in congenital heart disease
AU - Kutty, Shelby
AU - Delaney, Jeffrey W.
AU - Latson, Larry A.
AU - Danford, David A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Kutty is supported by the American College of Cardiology Foundation , the Children's Hospital and Medical Center Foundation , and the American Heart Association .
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - The rapid proliferation of catheter-mediated treatments for congenital heart defects has brought with it a critical need for cooperation and communication among the numerous physicians supporting these new and complex procedures. New interdependencies between physicians in specialties including cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, pediatric cardiology, anesthesia, cardiothoracic surgery, and radiology have become apparent, as centers have strived to develop the best systems to foster success. Best practices for congenital heart disease interventions mandate confident and timely input from an individual with excellent adjunctive imaging skills and a thorough understanding of the devices and procedures being used. The imager and interventionalist must share an understanding of what each offers for the procedure, use a common terminology and spatial orientation system, and convey concise and accurate information about what is needed, what is seen, and what cannot be seen. The goal of this article is to review how the cardiovascular imaging specialists and interventionalists can work together effectively to plan and execute catheter interventions for congenital heart disease.
AB - The rapid proliferation of catheter-mediated treatments for congenital heart defects has brought with it a critical need for cooperation and communication among the numerous physicians supporting these new and complex procedures. New interdependencies between physicians in specialties including cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, pediatric cardiology, anesthesia, cardiothoracic surgery, and radiology have become apparent, as centers have strived to develop the best systems to foster success. Best practices for congenital heart disease interventions mandate confident and timely input from an individual with excellent adjunctive imaging skills and a thorough understanding of the devices and procedures being used. The imager and interventionalist must share an understanding of what each offers for the procedure, use a common terminology and spatial orientation system, and convey concise and accurate information about what is needed, what is seen, and what cannot be seen. The goal of this article is to review how the cardiovascular imaging specialists and interventionalists can work together effectively to plan and execute catheter interventions for congenital heart disease.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Transesophageal echocardiography
KW - Transthoracic echocardiography
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U2 - 10.1016/j.echo.2013.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.echo.2013.05.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23768692
AN - SCOPUS:84880935162
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 26
SP - 813
EP - 827
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 8
ER -