Aim This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides
recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive review was conducted on literature published through March 1, 2020. Searches …

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is common and poses important challenges from the
standpoints of diagnosis and therapeutic management. Clinical practice guidelines have …

1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review The recommendations listed in this document are,
whenever possible, evidence based. An extensive review was conducted on literature …

An update of the existing European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines, published in
2007 [1], was felt necessary for two main reasons. Firstly, new evidence has accumulated …

The focus of the “2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular
Heart Disease” 9, 10 (2014 VHD guideline) was the diagnosis and management of adult …

Background: Minimal information is available on the number and type of procedures being
performed for structural and valvular heart disease, the physicians who perform these …

After publication, dissemination of the message is of paramount importance. Pocket-sized
versions and personal digital assistant (PDA) downloadable versions are useful at the point …

After publication, dissemination of the message is of paramount importance. Pocket-sized
versions and personal digital assistant (PDA) downloadable versions are useful at the point …

Numerous new data on the diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease published
since 2012 made an update of the practice guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology …