These Guidelines represent the third time that the ESC and EACTS have brought together
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in a joint Task Force to review the ever-increasing body …

Importance Whether intervention should be performed in patients with asymptomatic severe
aortic stenosis (AS) remains debated. Objective To meta-analyze the natural history of …

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 …

Objectives This study sought to determine if percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) prior
to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with significant coronary artery …

Disclaimer 2017: The EACTS Guidelines represent the views of the EACTS and were
produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical knowledge and the …

Objectives The authors report the procedural and 30-day results of the PASCAL
Transcatheter Valve Repair System (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California) in patients …

Background: Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) following MitraClip has not been thoroughly
investigated. We aimed to examine the predictive factors, morphology, and long-term …

Objective Sutureless aortic valves are a novel option for aortic valve replacement. We
sought to demonstrate noninferiority of sutureless versus standard bioprostheses in severe …

Background: Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) is associated with long-term
outcomes of patients with severe aortic stenosis. However, its prognostic value in patients …

Incidental coronary and cardiac calcification are frequent findings on non-gated thoracic CT.
We recommend that the heart is reviewed on all CT scans where it is visualised. Coronary …