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Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz K, Montero S, Bañeras J, Wood A, Zeid A, De Rosa S, Guerra F, Tica O, Serrano F, Bohm A, Ahrens I, Gierlotka M, Masip J, Bonnefoy E, Lettino M, Kirchhof P, Sionis A. Current status and needs for changes in critical care training: the voice of the young cardiologists. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2021; 10:94-101. [PMID: 33580774 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuaa027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS The implementation of the 2013 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Core Curriculum guidelines for acute cardiovascular care (acc) training among European countries is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the current status of acc training among cardiology trainees and young cardiologists (<40 years) from ESC countries. METHODS AND RESULTS The survey (March-July 2019) asked about details of cardiology training, self-confidence in acc technical and non-technical skills, access to training opportunities, and needs for further training in the field. Overall 614 young doctors, 31 (26-43) years old, 55% males were surveyed. Place and duration of acc training differed between countries and between centres in the same country. Although the majority of the respondents (91%) had completed their acc training, the average self-confidence to perform invasive procedures and to manage acc clinical scenarios was low-44% (27.3-70.4). The opportunities for simulation-based learning were scarce-18% (5.8-51.3), as it was previous leadership training (32%) and knowledge about key teamwork principles was poor (48%). The need for further acc training was high-81% (61.9-94.3). Male gender, higher level of training centres, professional qualifications of respondents, longer duration of acc/intensive care training, debriefings, and previous leadership training as well as knowledge about teamwork were related to higher self-confidence in all investigated aspects. CONCLUSIONS The current cardiology training program is burdened by deficits in acc technical/non-technical skills, substantial variability in programs across ESC countries, and a clear gender-related disparity in outcomes. The forthcoming ESC Core Curriculum for General Cardiology is expected to address these deficiencies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katarzyna Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz
- Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Gustawa Herlinga-Grudzinskiego 1, 30-705 Krakow, Poland.,Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Hill End Road, UB9 6JH, London, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Acute Cardiovascular Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Centre de Simulació Clínica Avançada VHISCA, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 119, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- University Hospital of Leicester, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- El Maamoura Chest Hospital-Cardiology Department, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, 88100 Calabria, Italy
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- Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I - Lancisi - Salesi", 60121 Ancona Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical Discipline, University of Oradea, 1st of December Square, no 10, Oradea, Bihor County, Romania
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- The European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, CS 80179 Biot, France
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- Department of Acute Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 833 48 Bratislava 37, Slovakia
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- Cardiology and Medical Intensive Care, Augustinerinnen Hospital, 50678 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, pl. Kopernika 11a 45-040 Opole, Poland
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- Intensive Care Department, Consorci Sanitari Integral University of Barcelona, Barcelona, AVENIDA JOSEP MOLINS, 29 - 41 08906, Spain
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiologic Hospital Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 69002 Lyon, France
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- Cardiovascular Department, San Gerardo Hospital, ASST-Monza, Via Pegolesi 33 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK.,University Heart and Vascular Center, UKE Hamburg, Martinistraße 52 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Carrer de Sant Quintí, 89, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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Abdul Wahab A, Janahi IA, Eltohami A, Zeid A, Faiyaz Ul Haque M, Ul Haque NF, Teebi AS. A new type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome associated with tortuous systemic arteries in a large kindred from Qatar. Acta Paediatr 2003; 92:456-62. [PMID: 12801113 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2003.tb00578.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To describe the clinical spectrum of anomalies of a new type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in 32 patients from a large inter-related extended family in Qatar. METHODS Among the 32 patients (from 22 families), there were 6 affected pairs of siblings and 2 families with 3 affected siblings. The male to female ratio was 2:1, ages ranging from birth to 18 y (mean 7.4 y). RESULTS Anomalies included a variable degree of skin hyperextensibility, hypermobility of small and large joints, and tortuous systemic arteries. Peculiar facial features included epicanthic folds, flat saggy cheeks, elongated faces and micrognathia. The combination of an elongated aortic arch and tortuous brachiocephalic arteries was seen in 30 patients (93.8%), aneurysm of the ascending aorta in 3 patients (9.4%), bifid pulmonary artery in 27 patients (84.4%) and multiple severe peripheral stenosis of the right and/or left pulmonary artery in 7 patients (21.9%). A prominent aortic knuckle was observed on the chest roentgenograms of 30 patients (93.8%); inguinal hernia in 11 patients (34%), diaphragmatic hernia and/or hiatus hernia in 7 patients (21.9%); and laryngo-tracheomalacia in 2 patients (6.3%). Generalized muscle hypotonia was found in 15 neonates (46.9%). Parental consanguinity involved in all the patients was traced to a common ancestor from a large Bedouin tribe in Qatar. These patients are at risk for potentially catastrophic arterial rupture. Linkage to the major loci involved in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other connective tissue disorders, such as Cutis Laxa, Familial Aneurysm, and Osteogenesis imperfecta, was excluded by using specific DNA markers, confirming the uniqueness of this disorder. CONCLUSION The study describes a large cohort of patients from the same closely related family, sharing peculiar dysmorphisim and consistent radiological and echocardiographic features different from known types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. As known loci involved in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other connective tissue disorders were excluded by specific DNA markers, this appears to be a new type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or even a new syndrome.
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- A Abdul Wahab
- Department of Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
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