Key result
Multidisciplinary heart teams lack defined operational best practices and strong evidence despite their crucial role.
Why the study?
Best practices for operating cardiovascular multidisciplinary heart teams have yet to be defined, and the evidence base supporting their effectiveness remains limited.
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Design
Expert panel review
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This expert panel review outlines the evolution, composition, and operational tenets of multidisciplinary heart teams across various cardiovascular disciplines.
Cardiovascular multidisciplinary heart teams (MDHTs) have evolved significantly over the past decade. These teams play a central role in the treatment of a wide array of cardiovascular diseases affecting interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, interventional imaging, advanced heart failure, adult congenital heart disease, cardio-oncology, and cardio-obstetrics. To meet the specific needs of both patients and heart programs, the composition and function of cardiovascular MDHTs have had to adapt and evolve. Although lessons have been learned from multidisciplinary cancer care, best practices for the operation of cardiovascular MDHTs have yet to be defined, and the evidence base supporting their effectiveness is limited. This expert panel review discusses the history and evolution of cardiovascular MDHTs, their composition and role in treating patients across a broad spectrum of disciplines, basic tenets for successful operation, and the future challenges facing them.
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Batchelor et al. (2023) studied this question. Cardiovascular multidisciplinary heart teams are crucial for treating diverse cardiovascular diseases, but their operational best practices remain undefined and unsupported by strong evidence.
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