Modern Cardiac ICU Care Delivery and the Role of the Cardiac ICU Cardiologist: Submitted on behalf of the American College of Cardiology's Critical Care Cardiology Council and the Society of Critical Care Cardiology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) has evolved into a complex care environment for critically ill patients with cardiac and noncardiac diseases.

Objectives

Our goal was to describe contemporary CICU care delivery and the role of cardiologists therein.

Methods

The American College of Cardiology administered a 42-item survey to U.S. and Canadian CICU-focused cardiologists designed to capture models of care delivery and workforce demographics.

Results

The survey was distributed by email to 1,085 U.S. and Canadian CICU cardiologists. The response rate was 20%, yielding a final sample of 166 after excluding trainees and those not board-certified or board-eligible in cardiology. The majority were from medium (34%) or large (64%) academic (81%) medical

SUBMITTER: Papolos AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12689203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature