ACCF/AHA/SCAI Clinical Competence Statement

ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2007 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Interventional Procedures: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training (Writing Committee to Update the 1998 Clinical Competence Statement on Recommendations for the Assessment and Maintenance of Proficiency in Coronary Interventional Procedures)

This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees in May 2007, the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in May 2007, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions in May 2007.

When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions would appreciate the following citation format: King SB III, Aversano T, Ballard WL, Beekman RH III, Cowley MJ, Ellis SG, Faxon DP, Hannan EL, Hirshfeld JW Jr., Jacobs AK, Kellett MA Jr., Kimmel SE, Landzberg JS, McKeever LS, Moscucci M, Pomerantz RM, Smith KM, Vetrovec GW. ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2007 update of the clinical competence statement on cardiac interventional procedures: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training (Writing Committee to Update the 1998 Clinical Competence Statement on Recommendations for the Assessment and Maintenance of Proficiency in Coronary Interventional Procedures). J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:82–108.

This article has been copublished in the July 3, 2007, issue of Circulation.

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Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Representative

Former Task Force member during the writing effort