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A contemporary, standardized core curriculum endorsed by major intensive care societies is needed to address the growing complexity of cardiovascular intensive care and foster sub-specialization.
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Advocates for a standardized core curriculum in critical care cardiology to address the increasing complexity of patient management in the cardiac intensive care unit.
The implementation of interventional cardiac procedures and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices has led to a fundamental transformation of critical care cardiology. Today, both technological advances and a more nuanced understanding of outcomes allow for the delivery of various complex procedures in high-risk settings and to older patients with severe comorbidities [ 1 ]. Considering the expanding wealth of knowledge and skill required for the management of such complex cases, cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) teams face unprecedented challenges that need to be addressed within the educational pathway of critical care cardiology. In this article, we outline key training elements for aspiring cardiac intensivists and advocate for a contemporary core curriculum that allows for the integration of these elements into an overarching sub-specialization concept in critical care cardiology.
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Binzenhöfer et al. (2023) conducted an editorial in Critical care cardiology training. Standardized core curriculum was evaluated. A contemporary, standardized core curriculum endorsed by major intensive care societies is needed to address the growing complexity of cardiovascular intensive care and foster sub-specialization.
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