RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 New Guidelines for Quantifying the Severity of Valvular Disease
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 5
SP 27
OP 30
DO 10.1177/1559897715583844
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/5/27.abstract
AB The new American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology valvular heart disease guideline outlines approaches for quantification of valvular disease severity. Stage identification is key to determining severity, intervention, and prognosis. Surgical management is expanded to a subset of asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement is increasingly recommended for higher-risk patients.