Thinking Outside the Box: The Interventional Surgeon

• Published in: Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular Vol. 39; no. 3; p. e20230207
• Main Authors: Maia, Adnaldo da Silveira, Soares, Karlos Jennysson Sousa, Alvarado, Pedro Esteban Ulloa, Silva, Francisco Victor Alves da, Mayer, Dayara Hoffmann, Camacho, Mauro Henrique Batista, Fonseca, José Honório de Almeida Palma da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 01-01-2024
• Subjects: CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS; Special; SURGERY; Brazil; Surgeons; Internship and Residency; Heart Diseases; Catheters
• ISSN: 1678-9741; 0102-7638; 1678-9741
• DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0207

Advances in treatment of structural heart disease have been disruptive to cardiovascular surgery, and there have been discussions about how to incorporate these technologies into the surgeons' therapeutic arsenal. Transcatheter procedures, complex redo interventions, and endovascular aortic approaches are already practiced by cardiovascular surgeons in Brazil. The expansion of these techniques, coupled with recent changes in the country's medical residency program in cardiovascular surgery, has led to an urgent need to acquire catheter-based skills. In this article, we discuss these aspects in the light of the reality of cardiovascular surgery training in Brazil.