2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

BySteven Lome, MD

Year Released: 2017

Societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association

Collaborations: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Society of Echocardiography, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Update Info: Supersedes the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

Guideline Document:
Nishimura RA, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.011.