What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Cardio-oncology training (n=81). Intervention: Cardio-oncology training availability. Primary outcome: Proportion of institutions providing dedicated cardio-oncology services.

What does this research mean for the field?

Integration of cardio-oncology into general cardiology training programs is necessary to adequately prepare cardiovascular practitioners to care for cancer patients and survivors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To outline dedicated initiatives by the cardio-oncology community to train cardiovascular practitioners and address the growing clinical needs of cancer patients and survivors.

August 4, 2026Journal of the American College of CardiologyOpen Access

Preparing the Cardiovascular Workforce to Care for Oncology Patients

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Key result

Cardio-oncology services exist at ~51% of programs, but dedicated fellowship training opportunities remain scarce.

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Why the study?

Preparing the cardiovascular workforce is needed to enhance high-quality care for the growing and complex population of cancer patients sharing cardiovascular risk factors.

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SHSalim S. HayekCross-Cutting Cardiology SGSarju GanatraCardio-Oncology CLCarrie LennemanUniversity of Louisville

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Implication

The rapid expansion of cardio-oncology necessitates formalized training pathways and multidisciplinary collaboration to address the cardiovascular needs of a growing cancer survivor population.

Key Points

To outline dedicated initiatives by the cardio-oncology community to train cardiovascular practitioners and address the growing clinical needs of cancer patients and survivors.
Assessed core educational competencies, fellowship accreditation processes, and multi-organizational training frameworks across the cardio-oncology discipline.
Administered an electronic survey in November 2017 to fellowship directors of 206 ACGME-accredited General Cardiology programs, followed by telephone outreach in July 2018.
The number of cardio-oncology training programs doubled over a 4-year period in response to expanding clinical demands and an aging cancer survivor population.
Of 206 general cardiology fellowship programs surveyed, 104 (50%) accessed the questionnaire and 81 (39%) provided at least partial responses regarding training practices.

Study Design

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Cross-Sectional (n=81)

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Population

81 ACGME-accredited General Cardiology fellowship programs in the United States responding to a survey about cardio-oncology training.

The rapid expansion of cardio-oncology necessitates formalized training pathways and multidisciplinary collaboration to address the cardiovascular needs of a growing cancer survivor population.

Limitations

Low survey response rate (39% provided at least partial responses)
Lack of formalized training curriculum and accreditation process for cardio-oncology
Heterogeneity of infrastructure in medical centers across the country

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Hayek et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardio-oncology training (n=81). Cardio-oncology training availability was evaluated on Proportion of institutions providing dedicated cardio-oncology services. A nationwide survey of 81 cardiology fellowship programs revealed that while 51% of institutions provided dedicated cardio-oncology services, only 9 programs offered specific training opportunities in the field.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7164fdfe4101aa97e08ea5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.02.041

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Women and heart disease Cardio-oncology Cardiovascular prevention

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Implication

The rapid expansion of cardio-oncology necessitates formalized training pathways and multidisciplinary collaboration to address the cardiovascular needs of a growing cancer survivor population.

Preparing the Cardiovascular Workforce to Care for Oncology Patients

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