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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2007; 49:1279-1282, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.036 (Published online 7 March 2007).
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Cardiology and the Critical Care Crisis

A Perspective

Jason N. Katz, MD*,*, Aslan T. Turer, MD* and Richard C. Becker, MD{dagger}

* Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
{dagger} Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina.


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  		Figure 1 Snapshot of Medical Comorbidities and Therapeutic Trends

Duke University Hospital coronary care unit July 1996, July 2001, and July 2006. CCU = coronary care unit; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; IABP = intra-aortic balloon pump; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; VF = ventricular fibrillation; VT = ventricular tachycardia.

 

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  		Figure 2 Current American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Requirements for Advanced Critical Care Certification in Those With Cardiology Training

ACLS = advanced cardiac life support.

 
 
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