Advanced Training Statement - 2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR - A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee

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2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging presents an official competency-focused report developed through the ACC Competency Management Committee. Authored by a multi-disciplinary writing committee with regional and specialty expertise, it outlines an advanced training framework for cardiovascular imaging practice. The statement is developed in collaboration with multiple professional societies and received formal approvals across key organizations between May and June 2025. Citation guidance and publication permissions are provided, including republication context and access to supporting disclosure information.

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Advanced Training Statement

2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging

Development, Endorsements, and Approvals

Citation, Copublication, and Permissions

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 27 (2025) 101977 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance journal [homepage:](homepage: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/joc mr)[ www.sciencedirect.com/journal/joc mr](homepage: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/joc mr) Advanced Training Statement 2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee Lauren A. Baldassarre, MD, FACC, FSCCT, FSCMR (Co-Chair, Writing Committee), Lisa A. Mendes, MD, FACC (Co-Chair, Writing Committee), Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC, FASNC, MSCCT, FASPC (Vice Chair, Writing Committee), Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FACC, FASE (Vice Chair, Writing Committee), Amit R. Patel, MD, FACC, FSCCT, FSCMR (Vice Chair, Writing Committee), Raymond Russell, MD, PhD, FACC, MASNC (Vice Chair, Writing Committee), Suhny Abbara, MD, FACR, MSCCT (Writing Committee Member)∗, Shawn M. Ahmad, MD, MBA, FACC, FASE (Writing Committee Member)†, Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE (Writing Committee Member)‡, Renee P. Bullock-Palmer, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASNC, FSCCT (Writing Committee Member)§, João L. Cavalcante, MD, FACC, FSCCT, FSCMR (Writing Committee Member)ǁ, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, FACC, FAHA (Writing Committee Member)¶, Tiffany Chen, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT, FSCMR (Writing Committee Member)ǁ, Daniel E. Clark, MD, MPH, FACC (Writing Committee Member), Darcy Green Conaway, MD, FACC Developed in collaboration with and endorsed by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, American College of Radiology, Association of Black Cardiologists, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, International Cardio-Oncology Society, North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, Radiological Society of North America, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Thoracic Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Society for Vascular Medicine, and the Society for Vascular Surgery The document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Lifelong Learning Oversight Committee in June 2025, the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in June 2025, the American Heart Association Executive Committee in June 2025, the American Society of Echocardiography Board of Directors in May 2025, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Board of Directors in June 2025, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Board of Directors in May 2025, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Board of Trustees in June 2025. For the purpose of transparency, disclosure information for the Lifelong Learning Oversight Committee, the approval body of the convening organization of this document, is available at [https://www.acc.org/](https://www.acc.org/)[ ](https://www.acc.org/)[guidelines/about-guidelines-and-clinical-documents/clinical-document-approval](guidelines/about-guidelines-and-clinical-documents/clinical-document-approval.)[.](guidelines/about-guidelines-and-clinical-documents/clinical-document-approval.) The American College of Cardiology requests that this document be cited as follows: Baldassarre LA, Mendes LA, Blankstein R, Hahn RT, Patel AR, Russell R, Abbara S, Ahmad SM, Brady MB, Bullock-Palmer RP, Cavalcante JL, Chareonthaitawee P, Chen T, Clark DE, Daubert MA, Day J, Di Carli MF, Galazka P, GallegosKattán C, Conaway DG, Herrmann H, Ho EC, Jellis CL, Le VT, Lema PC, Litmanovich DE, Little SH, Liu JE, Lopez-Mattei JC, Lumsden AB, Malaisrie SC, Melduni RM, Nieman K, Nikravan S, Ordovas KG, Parwani P, Patel KK, Phoubandith DR, Punnoose LR, Rybicki FJ, Volgman AS, Sensakovic WF, Shapiro MD, Sperry BW, Spragg D, Tong MS, Vogel-Bass E, Waheed A, Weissman G, Wells BJ. 2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR

FAQs

What is the document’s purpose?

It provides the 2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging as a report from the ACC Competency Management Committee.

Who authored the statement?

The writing committee includes multiple co-chairs, vice chairs, and writing committee members with expertise spanning cardiovascular imaging disciplines.

Which organizations endorsed and approved the document?

The statement was developed in collaboration with and endorsed by numerous professional societies and was approved by major cardiovascular organizations across May and June 2025.

Sep 30, 2026

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