The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued guidelines that classify this disorder as either primary (organic) or secondary (ischaemic and functional) MR.1 In primary MR it is the valve itself which is at the origin of the problems, while in the case of secondary MR, it is the ...
View this interview of Alec Vahanian, chairperson of the ESC/EACTS Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines Committee References Vahanian A, Beyersdorf F, Praz F, Milojevic M, Baldus S, Bauersachs J, Capodanno D, Conradi L, De Bonis M, De Paulis R, Delgado V, Freemantle ...
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease are published online today inEuropean Heart Journal. It is estimated that 13% of people aged 75 and older in high-income countries havevalvul...
Mirvat Alasnag interviews Alec Vahanian on the Essentials of the 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on Valvular Heart Diseases.Starting with the aortic valve Moving on to the mitral valve The role of both surgery and transcatheter intervention Are there any updates with respect to the following...
Surgical treatment of congenital and acquired valvular heart diseaseSurgical treatment of congenital and acquired valvular heart diseaseESCvalvular heart diseaseEbert PA.doi:10.1016/S0011-5029(75)80010-1Paul A. EbertMosby, Inc.Disease-a-Month
Valvular heart disease (VHD) can cause damage to extra-cardiac organs, and lead to multi-organ dysfunction. However, little is known about the cardio-renal-hepatic co-dysfunction, as well as its prognostic implications in patients with VHD. The study sought to develop a multi-biomarker index ...
The article presents the 2017 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease. Topics discussed include reason we need guidelines on valvular heart disease, how to use the guidelines, and indications ...
Vahanian A, Baumgartner H, Bax J, et al; Task Force on the Management of Valvular Hearth Disease of the European Society of Cardiology; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines. Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease: the Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart ...
Figure 2. Mendelian Randomization Estimates for the Association Between Systolic Blood Pressure per 20-mm Hg and Stroke, Heart Failure, and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) as Positive Controls and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as Negative Outcome View LargeDownload The control analyses show...
Keywords Valvular heart disease 1. Preamble The joint ESC and EACTS guidelines help physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with valvular heart disease. The level of evidence and the strength of recommendation are outlined in Tables 1 and 2. The Czech Society...