1.1 Background In the past decade, the evaluation and management of patients with VHD
has changed dramatically. Advances in noninvasive imaging have enabled reliable …

Keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; anticoagulation therapy; aortic regurgitation; aortic
stenosis; bicuspid aortic valve; cardiac surgery; guidelines; infective endocarditis; mitral …

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

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 …

1.1 Background Moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common valve
lesion among adults, with prevalence increasing as a function of age (5, 6). Surgical valve …

The “Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease” were initially published as
the “Guidelines on Non-pharmacological Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease” in 2002 …

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 …

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

Importance More than 40 million people are living with either mitral or aortic valve disease
worldwide, and more than 180 000 heart valve replacement surgeries are performed each …