The common wisdom at the end of the 20th century was that the United States was training too many specialists, including cardiologists.1 By 2001, however, there was increasing evidence that the supply of cardiologists was not meeting the growing demand. That year, as presidentelect of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), I appointed a task force to evaluate cardiology workforce. The task f...

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected healthcare systems around the world. This study aimed to investigate perceptions of cardiologists regarding how COVID-19 clinical practice patterns for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: A multicenter clinician survey was sent 300 working in 22 provinces China. collected demographic information and inquired ...

BACKGROUND Studies demonstrate that women physicians are less likely than men to be full professors. Comprehensive evidence examining whether sex differences in faculty rank exist in academic cardiology, adjusting for experience and research productivity, is lacking. Therefore, we evaluated for sex differences in faculty rank among a comprehensive, contemporary cohort of US cardiologists after ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the availability, practices and knowledge of radiation safety measures among invasive cardiologists in a tertiary care hospital. METHOD A cross sectional survey of invasive cardiologists working in academic institutions was conducted using a questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 28 cardiologists completed the questionnaire with a mean working experience of 10.5 + 7.6 years. ...

OBJECTIVE To assess variations in decisions to revascularise patients with coronary heart disease between general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons DESIGN Six cases of coronary heart disease were presented at an open meeting in a standard format including clinical details which might influence the decision to revascularise. Clinicians (n = 53) were then asked to...

We are witnessing an increasing interest in peripheral vascular disease among cardiologists. A field that had previously been left to the surgeons and radiologists in many practice environments is now attracting participation by cardiologists. Anthony D eMaria . MD commented on this trend 3 years ago in a Presidents Page (!) and defined the response of the American College of Cardiology . In th...

BACKGROUND Hypertension control is of the utmost importance for reducing cardiovascular risk. In Taiwan, the hypertension control rate of the general population is low (25%). We investigated the factors affecting outpatient hypertension control to determine whether the low control rate stems from clinician unawareness or inadequate public education. METHODS Hypertensive patients were recruite...

BACKGROUND Although implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce mortality in selected patients, they are also associated with potential risks. Periprocedural decision making requires understanding both benefits and risks. METHODS This qualitative study aims to understand cardiologists' and patients' perspectives about decision making surrounding ICD implantation using semi-structure...

BACKGROUND We investigated the health effects of low-dose radiation on cardiologists exposed to scattered radiation while performing cardiac catheterization (CC) in a hospital setting from 2003 to 2006. METHODS We performed a 4-year retrospective study on 2, 292 medical doctors, using claims data from all contracted hospitals of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Taiwan. We gathered sta...

INTRODUCTION Detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is important given the risk of complications, such as stroke and heart failure, and the need for preventive measures. Detection is complicated because AF can be silent or paroxysmal. Describing current practice may give clues to improve AF detection. The aim of this study was to describe how cardiologists currently detect AF. METHODS Between ...