**11. The Role of the heart team in the future of multivessel disease**

The management of CAD with the advances in revascularization techniques and medical therapy, changing patient population and constantly expanding body of knowledge is becoming increasingly more complex. Such complexity would intuitively benefit from a broad spectrum of expertise. There is currently increasing interest in the area of multidisciplinary decision-making and both ACC and ESC have recommended that a Heart Team approach be implemented in the management of UPLM disease or complex CAD *(Class I recommendation, Level C Evidence)* [14, 26]. It is envisioned that with the joint involvement of the interventional cardiologist, the cardiac surgeon and a non-invasive cardiologist, there will be a more balanced, consistent management of these complex cases. From the patient's perspective, this approach would conceivably allow them to be more informed and involved in the ultimate treatment decision. There is currently limited data on the true impact of the Heart Team and this is certainly an area of worthy future research.
