MCMCB Pro
207RA0001X

207RA0001XAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician

Grouping
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification
Internal Medicine
Specialization
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Section
Individual

Definition

Specialists in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology would participate in the inpatient and outpatient management of patients with advanced heart failure across the spectrum from consideration for high-risk cardiac surgery, cardiac transplantation, or mechanical circulatory support, to pre-and post-operative evaluation and management of patients with cardiac transplants and mechanical support devices, and end-of-life care for patients with end-stage heart failure.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Internal Medicine

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

NUCC taxonomy25.1