Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Mar-Apr;4(2):92-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.11.006. Epub 2009 Nov 27.
Cardiovascular computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an emerging diagnostic technique in the evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The recent CoCATS guidelines recommend that all cardiovascular fellows be exposed to CCTA in their training programs; however, not all programs have the ability to provide such training.
This study aims to describe the present opinions of Fellows-in-Training (FIT) toward CCTA training.
Cardiovascular FITs in the state of Michigan were contacted through the American College of Cardiology, Michigan chapter, e-mail list and were asked to complete a 12-question anonymous survey examining attitudes toward CCTA.
Sixty (54%) of 112 FITs completed the survey. Ninety-one percent of respondents had a CCTA program at their hospital and 52 (87%) considered CCTA important toward increasing their professional competitiveness. In addition, 93% had interest in obtaining at least level 2 training irrespective of their future career plans. The most important factors influencing their choice of third-party courses were cost, number of live cases, and student-to-faculty ratio. Finally, 47% supported creating an additional fourth year of training in advanced imaging, and 40% would pursue such training.
Most cardiovascular FITs are interested in seeking advanced training in CCTA. Cardiovascular training programs should incorporate CCTA in their core curriculum to meet the increasing interest in CCTA among trainees.
心血管计算机断层扫描血管造影术（CCTA）是一种新兴的诊断技术，用于评估疑似冠心病患者。最近的 CoCATS 指南建议所有心血管研究员在培训计划中接触 CCTA；然而，并非所有计划都有能力提供此类培训。
本研究旨在描述培训中的研究员（FIT）对 CCTA 培训的现有意见。
通过美国心脏病学院密歇根分会的电子邮件列表联系密歇根州的心血管 FIT，并要求他们完成一项 12 个问题的匿名调查，调查他们对 CCTA 的态度。
112 名 FIT 中的 60 名（54%）完成了调查。91%的受访者所在医院有 CCTA 项目，52 名（87%）认为 CCTA 对提高他们的专业竞争力很重要。此外，无论未来的职业规划如何，93%的人都有兴趣获得至少 2 级培训。影响他们选择第三方课程的最重要因素是成本、实际案例数量和师生比例。最后，47%的人支持创建额外的第四年高级成像培训，40%的人将接受此类培训。
大多数心血管 FIT 都有兴趣寻求 CCTA 的高级培训。心血管培训计划应将 CCTA 纳入其核心课程，以满足学员对 CCTA 的日益兴趣。
