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. 2022 May 12;108(11):e2.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320510.

Getting the best from the Heart Team: guidance for cardiac multidisciplinary meetings

Andrew Archbold  1 , Enoch Akowuah  2 , Adrian P Banning  3 , Andreas Baumbach  4   5 , Peter Braidley  6 , Graham Cooper  6 , Simon Kendall  2 , Philip MacCarthy  7 , Peter O'Kane  8 , Niall O'Keeffe  9 , Benoy Nalin Shah  10 , Victoria Watt  11 , Simon Ray  12
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Getting the best from the Heart Team: guidance for cardiac multidisciplinary meetings

Andrew Archbold et al. Heart. .

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to update the existing joint British Societies recommendations on multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs) published in 2015 to reflect changes in practice. We aim to provide guidance on the structure and function of MDMs which should be taking place in every cardiac surgical centre. Out of scope are MDMs that do not require the routine presence of a cardiac surgeon such as electrophysiology MDMs and those which are not provided in every centre, such as complex aortic surgery.

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Competing interests: APB: unrestricted educational grant from Boston Scientific, speaker fees from Boston Scientific, Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Miracor and Shockwave. AB: research support from Abbott Vascular, speaker fees from Microport, AstraZeneca, Sinomed, Medtronic, Terumo, Pi-cardia. GC: payment for expert testimony, Cambridgeshire Coroner, Trustee, The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust. PMacC: speaker fees and expert testimony, Edwards Life Sciences. SR: fee for chairing advisory board and speaker fee paid to Manchester University Hospitals, Novartis; reimbursement of travel expenses as speaker (no fee), Abbott. Trustee, Heart Valve Voice.

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