After publication, dissemination of the message is of paramount importance. Publication of
executive summaries and the production of pocket-sized and PDA-downloadable versions …

The ACC and the AHA have long been involved in the joint development of practice
guidelines designed to assist healthcare providers in the management of selected …

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 …

Background: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity
and has been subject to important changes in management. The VHD II survey was …

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 …

This guideline focuses primarily on valvular heart disease in the adult, with a separate
section dealing with specific recommendations for valve disorders in adolescents and young …

731 F. Beyersdorf and A. Vahanian et al./European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
guidelines, which is freely available via the ESC and EACTS website and hosted on the EHJ …

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 …

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 …

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 …