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and ask questions in a variety of contexts to optimize the outcome . With the plethora and ever-increasing
amounts of data, AI may play a vital role in future Heart Team discussions.

As the population survival increases, there will be new challenges, potentially new causes of disease, and
new treatment modalities, and the heart team will be the center of guiding decision making in complex
coronary artery disease.

DECLARATIONS
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the members of the Heart Team, administrative staff, and other members of
Johns Hopkins Medicine who contribute to the Heart Team meetings and support its ongoing activities.

Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to the conception, design, and writing of the manuscript, contributed to the
overall design, writing of the manuscript, and critical revisions: Riojas RA
Contributed to the conception, overall design, writing of the manuscript, and critical revisions: Metkus Jr.
TS
Contributed to the conception, design, writing of the manuscript, and critical revisions: Lawton JS

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest. The views expressed in this manuscript are solely
of the authors and do not reflect the views of the United States Air Force or the Department of Defense.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
This program is part of a departmental quality improvement program, which is exempt from Institutional
Review Board committee review. All personally identifiable information was removed in accordance with
HIPAA requirements. Individual consents were not obtained.

Consent for Publication
Not applicable

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024.

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