Consistent, high-quality imaging and interpretation are critical to evaluation, management, and procedural guidance for patients with VHD. Accurate echocardiographic assessment of the etiology and severity of VHD is often the pivotal first step in management. Valve centers require an echocardiographer wi...
The slides were independently evaluated by at least two authors for each stain (KMM, FG) blinded to patients clinical outcomes. Nuclear stains were quantified using the H-score. This gives a measure of intensity and prevalence along a scale of 0–300 on the basis of 5 hot spots in the ti...