Abstract The STS-ACC TVT Registry (Society of Thoracic Surgeons–American College of
Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry) from 2011 to 2019 has collected data on …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC/EACTS Guidelines fully into account
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …

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

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

Recenzenci dokumentu: Marco Roffi, koordynator recenzji ze strony CPG (Szwajcaria),
Ottavio Alfieri1, koordynator recenzji ze strony EACTS (Włochy), Stefan Agewall (Norwegia) …

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 …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC/EACTS Guidelines fully into account
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …

Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent heart valve disorder in developed
countries. It is characterized by progressive fibro-calcific remodelling and thickening of the …

In recent times, there has been a considerable increase in the use of aortic bioprostheses
(vs. mechanical prostheses) for treating aortic valve disease, and this tendency is likely to …

Mechanical valves used for aortic valve replacement (AVR) continue to be associated with
bleeding risks because of anticoagulation therapy, while bioprosthetic valves are at risk of …