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2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Catherine M Otto, Rick A. Nishimura, Robert O. Bonow, Blasé A. Carabello, John P. Erwin, Federico Gentile, Hani Jneid, Eric V. Krieger, Michael J. Mack, Christopher McLeod, Patrick T. O’Gara, Vera H. Rigolin, Thoralf M. Sundt, Annemarie Thompson, Christopher Toly

Circulation · 2020

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Summary

AIM: This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as supporting documentation to encourage their use. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted from January 1, 2010, to March 1, 2020, encompassing studies, reviews, and other evidence conducted on human subjects that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Reports, and other selected database relevant to this guideline. STRUCTURE: Many recommendations from the earlier valvular heart disease guidelines have been updated with new evidence and provides newer options for diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease. This summary includes only the recommend

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1161/cir.0000000000000932
Catalogue ID
SNmojad67b-pvpldz
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