With regard to a literature search for this revision, no specific strategy or formal data quality
assessment was used. Each of the 15 members of the writing group has specific expertise …

Heart failure is a common, costly, and debilitating syndrome that is associated with a highly
complex drug regimen, a large number of comorbidities, and a large and often disparate …

Importance Owing to a considerable shift toward bioprosthesis implantation rather than
mechanical valves, it is expected that patients will increasingly present with degenerated …

Objectives: The aim of the current Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-2 initiative
was to revisit the selection and definitions of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) …

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 …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of aortic stenosis (AS)
in the elderly and to estimate the current and future number of candidates for transcatheter …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted as the document was compiled through …

Percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip device has been proposed to correct
secondary mitral regurgitation (MR). Recently, the results of two randomized controlled trials …

not override in any way whatsoever the individual responsibility of health professionals to
make appropriate and accurate decisions in consideration of each patient's health condition …

Background The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial showed that
among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis, the 1-year survival rates are similar with …