2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease

Standardized definitions of structural deterioration and valve failure in assessing long-term durability of transcatheter and surgical aortic bioprosthetic valves: a consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

(2017) Davide Capodanno et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Valvular Heart Disease Patients on Edoxaban or Warfarin in the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Trial

(2017) Raffaele De Caterina et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Subclinical leaflet thrombosis in surgical and transcatheter bioprosthetic aortic valves: an observational study

(2017) Tarun Chakravarty et al.   LANCET

Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients

(2017) Michael J. Reardon et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Score Variance Results in Risk Reclassification of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

(2017) Toby Rogers et al.   JAMA Cardiology

Comparison of Dabigatran and Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart DiseaseClinical Perspective

(2016) Michael D. Ezekowitz et al.   CIRCULATION

International Registry of Patients Carrying TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 MutationsCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

(2016) Guillaume Jondeau et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Genetics

Dual or Single Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2016) Manolis Vavuranakis et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

TAVI or No TAVI: identifying patients unlikely to benefit from transcatheter aortic valve implantation

(2016) Rishi Puri et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Low-gradient aortic stenosis

(2016) Marie-Annick Clavel et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs. surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of severe aortic stenosis: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

(2016) George C.M. Siontis et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

(2016) Piotr Ponikowski et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

(2016) Paulus Kirchhof et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

EACTS clinical statement: guidance for the provision of adult cardiac surgery: Table 1:

(2016) Domenico Pagano et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Long-term results of external aortic ring annuloplasty for aortic valve repair

(2016) Emmanuel Lansac et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Native Mitral Valve Disease With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification

(2016) Mayra Guerrero et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

Natural History, Diagnostic Approaches, and Therapeutic Strategies for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

(2016) Philippe Généreux et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

3-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Patients Who Underwent Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

(2016) G. Michael Deeb et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Quantification of Right Ventricular Volume and Function Using Single-Beat Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: A Validation Study with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

(2016) Jun-Bean Park et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical valve replacement in intermediate-risk patients: a propensity score analysis

(2016) Vinod H Thourani et al.   LANCET

Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients

(2016) Martin B. Leon et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI

(2016) C. Michael Gibson et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

(2016) Robert E. Michler et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Recommendations for the imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed by the Chinese Society of Echocardiography, the Inter-American Society of Echocardiography, and the Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Imaging†

(2016) Patrizio Lancellotti et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Recommendations on the echocardiographic assessment of aortic valve stenosis: a focused update from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography

(2016) Helmut Baumgartner et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

International Registry of Patients Carrying TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 MutationsCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

(2016) Guillaume Jondeau et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Genetics

Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

(2016) Fred H. Edwards et al.   JAMA Cardiology

Effect of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

(2015) Apurva O. Badheka et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Reported Outcome After Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement for Aortic Root Aneurysm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2015) Bardia Arabkhani et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Contemporary Real-World Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in 141,905 Low-Risk, Intermediate-Risk, and High-Risk Patients

(2015) Vinod H. Thourani et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Apixaban in Comparison With Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart DiseaseCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

(2015) Alvaro Avezum et al.   CIRCULATION

Pregnancy in Women With a Mechanical Heart ValveCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

(2015) Iris M. van Hagen et al.   CIRCULATION

Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 7: Aortic Diseases, Including Marfan Syndrome

(2015) Alan C. Braverman et al.   CIRCULATION

Updated European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

(2015) Hein Heidbuchel et al.   EUROPACE

Marfan Sartan: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

(2015) Olivier Milleron et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Early hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening in balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic heart valves

(2015) Gregor Pache et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Efficacy of losartan vs. atenolol for the prevention of aortic dilation in Marfan syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

(2015) Alberto Forteza et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Surgical and interventional management of mitral valve regurgitation: a position statement from the European Society of Cardiology Working Groups on Cardiovascular Surgery and Valvular Heart Disease

(2015) Michele De Bonis et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis

(2015) Gilbert Habib et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Percutaneous repair of paravalvular prosthetic regurgitation: patient selection, techniques and outcomes

(2015) Paul Sorajja et al.   HEART

Comparative assessment of ascending aortic aneurysms in Marfan patients using ECG-gated computerized tomographic angiography versus trans-thoracic echocardiography

(2015) Myriam Amsallem et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Transcatheter Aortic and Mitral Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Failed Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves

(2015) Jian Ye et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

Duration of Triple Therapy in Patients Requiring Oral Anticoagulation After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

(2015) Katrin A. Fiedler et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Impact of Concomitant Tricuspid Annuloplasty on Tricuspid Regurgitation, Right Ventricular Function, and Pulmonary Artery Hypertension After Repair of Mitral Valve Prolapse

(2015) Joanna Chikwe et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis

(2015) Hans Gustav Hørsted Thyregod et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Mitral Annulus Calcification

(2015) Yigal Abramowitz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

(2015) Ted Feldman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Multimodality Imaging of Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta in Adults: From the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

(2015) Steven A. Goldstein et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

(2015) Roberto M. Lang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement for high surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a randomised controlled trial

(2015) Michael J Mack et al.   LANCET

Possible Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves

(2015) Raj R. Makkar et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery

(2015) A. Marc Gillinov et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy in the United States: A 13-Year Perspective

(2014) Apurva O. Badheka et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Urgent Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy: A Continuous Challenge

(2014) Saeed M.R. Elassy et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Epidemiology of Acquired Valvular Heart Disease

(2014) Bernard Iung et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Exercise Testing and Stress Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease

(2014) Christine Henri et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The Role of Biomarkers in Valvular Heart Disease: Focus on Natriuretic Peptides

(2014) Jutta Bergler-Klein et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Predictors of Poor Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

(2014) Suzanne V. Arnold et al.   CIRCULATION

Antiplatelet Therapy for Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Taking an Oral Anticoagulant

(2014) Morten Lamberts et al.   CIRCULATION

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

(2014) Rick A. Nishimura et al.   CIRCULATION

Relationship Between Valve Calcification and Long-Term Results of Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy for Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

(2014) Claire Bouleti et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions

Advanced chronic kidney disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights on clinical outcomes and prognostic markers from a large cohort of patients

(2014) Ricardo Allende et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Telemedicine-guided, very low-dose international normalized ratio self-control in patients with mechanical heart valve implants

(2014) H. Koertke et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The optimal management of anti-thrombotic therapy after valve replacement: certainties and uncertainties

(2014) B. Iung et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management

(2014)   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Perioperative risk of major non-cardiac surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a reappraisal in contemporary practice

(2014) Teruko Tashiro et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Transcatheter heart valve failure: a systematic review

(2014) D. Mylotte et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Clinical characteristics and outcomes with rivaroxaban vs. warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation but underlying native mitral and aortic valve disease participating in the ROCKET AF trial

(2014) Günter Breithardt et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2014 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization

(2014)   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases

(2014)   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Performance of EuroSCORE II in a large US database: implications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

(2014) R. L. Osnabrugge et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Surgical left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery for patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis

(2014) Yi-Chin Tsai et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Predictive factors of early mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: individual risk assessment using a simple score

(2014) Bernard Iung et al.   HEART

Twenty year follow-up after successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in a large contemporary series of patients with mitral stenosis

(2014) Fabrizio Tomai et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Failed Bioprosthetic Surgical Valves

(2014) Danny Dvir et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Impact of Aortic Valve Calcification, as Measured by MDCT, on Survival in Patients With Aortic Stenosis

(2014) Marie-Annick Clavel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Right Ventricular Dysfunction, But Not Tricuspid Regurgitation, Is Associated With Outcome Late After Left Heart Valve Procedure

(2014) Andreas A. Kammerlander et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Clinical Activation in Aortic Stenosis

(2014) Marie-Annick Clavel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Reduced anticoagulation after mechanical aortic valve replacement: Interim results from the Prospective Randomized On-X Valve Anticoagulation Clinical Trial randomized Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption trial

(2014) John Puskas et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Atenolol versus Losartan in Children and Young Adults with Marfan's Syndrome

(2014) Ronald V. Lacro et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Prosthesis

(2014) David H. Adams et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Impact of frailty on short- and long-term morbidity and mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: risk assessment by Katz Index of activities of daily living

(2014) Miriam Puls et al.   EuroIntervention

Effect of Preoperative Pulmonary Hypertension on Outcomes in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

(2013) David M. Zlotnick et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

CT and MRI Assessment of the Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta

(2013) Laura A. Freeman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

Impact of Preoperative Chronic Lung Disease on Survival After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

(2013) Rebecca L. Gunter et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

The Echo Score Revisited

(2013) Maria Carmo P. Nunes et al.   CIRCULATION

Differential left ventricular remodelling and longitudinal function distinguishes low flow from normal-flow preserved ejection fraction low-gradient severe aortic stenosis

(2013) P. Mehrotra et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Urgent surgery compared with fibrinolytic therapy for the treatment of left-sided prosthetic heart valve thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

(2013) Ganesan Karthikeyan et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Reinterventions after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy during long-term follow-up, up to 20 years: the role of repeat percutaneous mitral commissurotomy

(2013) Claire Bouleti et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Valve-preserving surgery on the bicuspid aortic valve

(2013) H. A. Vohra et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Specialist valve clinics: recommendations from the British Heart Valve Society working group on improving quality in the delivery of care for patients with heart valve disease

(2013) John B Chambers et al.   HEART

The Complex Nature of Discordant Severe Calcified Aortic Valve Disease Grading

(2013) Marie-Annick Clavel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

4-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Repair Versus Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

(2013) Laura Mauri et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Percutaneous Mitral Valve Interventions in the Real World

(2013) Francesco Maisano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Use of clopidogrel with or without aspirin in patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial

(2013) Willem JM Dewilde et al.   LANCET

Position statement of the World Heart Federation on the prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease

(2013) Bo Remenyi et al.   Nature Reviews Cardiology

Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves

(2013) John W. Eikelboom et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

(2013) Michael A. Acker et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Evaluation of Warfarin Management with International Normalized Ratio Self-Testing and Online Remote Monitoring and Management Plus Low-Dose Vitamin K with Genomic Considerations: A Pilot Study

(2013) Henry I. Bussey et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

Recommendations for the echocardiographic assessment of native valvular regurgitation: an executive summary from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

(2013) P. Lancellotti et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Longitudinal Outcome of Isolated Mitral Repair in Older Patients: Results From 14,604 Procedures Performed From 1991 to 2007

(2012) Vinay Badhwar et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy for Valvular Disease

(2012) Richard P. Whitlock et al.   CHEST

Late Results of Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy up to 20 Years

(2012) Claire Bouleti et al.   CIRCULATION

Global Strain in Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis

(2012) Jordi S. Dahl et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Outcomes of pseudo-severe aortic stenosis under conservative treatment

(2012) E. Fougeres et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Does EuroSCORE II perform better than its original versions? A multicentre validation study

(2012) F. Barili et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers: an update

(2012) C. Sousa et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evaluation of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment as a Predictor of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

(2012) Stefan Stortecky et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

Association of Warfarin Therapy Duration After Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement With Risk of Mortality, Thromboembolic Complications, and Bleeding

(2012) Charlotte Mérie et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Outcome of Patients With Aortic Stenosis, Small Valve Area, and Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Despite Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

(2012) Marie-Annick Clavel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Early Anticoagulation of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves in Older Patients

(2012) J. Matthew Brennan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Operative outcomes in mitral valve surgery: Combined effect of surgeon and hospital volume in a population-based analysis

(2012) Arman Kilic et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Rheumatic heart disease

(2012) Eloi Marijon et al.   LANCET

Outcome of Patients With Low-Gradient “Severe” Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Ejection Fraction

(2011) Nikolaus Jander et al.   CIRCULATION

Aortic Event Rate in the Marfan Population

(2011) Guillaume Jondeau et al.   CIRCULATION

Usefulness of Carvedilol in the Treatment of Chronic Aortic Valve Regurgitation

(2011) Adnane Zendaoui et al.   Circulation-Heart Failure

EAE/ASE recommendations for the use of echocardiography in new transcatheter interventions for valvular heart disease

(2011) J. L. Zamorano et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy: The Task Force on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

(2011) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

A combined comorbidity score predicted mortality in elderly patients better than existing scores

(2011) Joshua J. Gagne et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prospective Validation of the Prognostic Usefulness of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Asymptomatic Patients With Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation

(2011) Rodolfo Pizarro et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Impact of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade on Heart Failure Outcomes and Mortality in Patients Identified to Have Aortic Regurgitation

(2011) Douglas H.J. Elder et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Early thrombosis risk in patients with biologic valves in the aortic position

(2011) Morgan L. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

(2011) Carl Heneghan et al.   LANCET

Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

(2011) Ted Feldman et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients

(2011) Craig R. Smith et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

LOWERing the INtensity of oral anticoaGulant Therapy in patients with bileaflet mechanical aortic valve replacement: Results from the “LOWERING-IT” Trial

(2010) Michele Torella et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Cardiac Risk in Patients Aged >75 Years With Asymptomatic, Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

(2010) Anna M. Calleja et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Frequency of Cardiovascular Events in Women With a Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Single Community and Effect of Pregnancy on Events

(2010) Stephen H. McKellar et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Predictors of Mitral Valve Repair: Clinical and Surgeon Factors

(2010) Steven F. Bolling et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Exercise Pulmonary Hypertension in Asymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

(2010) Julien Magne et al.   CIRCULATION

ESC Guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease (new version 2010): The Task Force on the Management of Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

(2010) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Usefulness of exercise-stress echocardiography for risk stratification of true asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosis

(2010) S. Marechaux et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

European Association of Echocardiography recommendations for the assessment of valvular regurgitation. Part 1: aortic and pulmonary regurgitation (native valve disease)

(2010) P. Lancellotti et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

European Association of Echocardiography recommendations for the assessment of valvular regurgitation. Part 2: mitral and tricuspid regurgitation (native valve disease)

(2010) P. Lancellotti et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Management of multiple valve disease

(2010) P. Unger et al.   HEART

Echocardiography predictors and prognostic value of pulmonary artery systolic pressure in chronic organic mitral regurgitation

(2010) T. Le Tourneau et al.   HEART

Impact of early surgery on survival of patients with severe mitral regurgitation

(2010) Z. Samad et al.   HEART

Measurement of aortic valve calcification using multislice computed tomography: correlation with haemodynamic severity of aortic stenosis and clinical implication for patients with low ejection fraction

(2010) C. Cueff et al.   HEART

Prognostic effect of inappropriately high left ventricular mass in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis

(2010) G. Cioffi et al.   HEART

ACCF/ACR/AHA/NASCI/SCMR 2010 Expert Consensus Document on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

(2010) W. Gregory Hundley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prognostic Significance of Myocardial Fibrosis Quantification by Histopathology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Severe Aortic Valve Disease

(2010) Clerio F. Azevedo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography

(2010) Lawrence G. Rudski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Tricuspid annuloplasty prevents right ventricular dilatation and progression of tricuspid regurgitation in patients with tricuspid annular dilatation undergoing mitral valve repair

(2010) Nico R. Van de Veire et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Patients Who Cannot Undergo Surgery

(2010) Martin B. Leon et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

French clinical practice guidelines on the management of patients on vitamin K antagonists in at-risk situations (overdose, risk of bleeding, and active bleeding)

(2010) Gilles Pernod et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Value of Stress Testing in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

(2009) Asim M. Rafique et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis

(2009) Michael A. Gerber et al.   CIRCULATION

Natural History of Very Severe Aortic Stenosis

(2009) Raphael Rosenhek et al.   CIRCULATION

Aortic valve repair leads to a low incidence of valve-related complications

(2009) Diana Aicher et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

European Association of Echocardiography recommendations for training, competence, and quality improvement in echocardiography

(2009) B. A. Popescu et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Survival Implication of Left Ventricular End-Systolic Diameter in Mitral Regurgitation Due to Flail Leaflets

(2009) Christophe Tribouilloy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prospective Validation of the Prognostic Usefulness of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Asymptomatic Patients With Chronic Severe Mitral Regurgitation

(2009) Rodolfo Pizarro et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Aortic Valve Replacement

(2009) Paolo Stassano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Emerging Role of Exercise Testing and Stress Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease

(2009) Eugenio Picano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Outcome After Aortic Valve Replacement for Low-Flow/Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Without Contractile Reserve on Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography

(2009) Christophe Tribouilloy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves With Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound

(2009) William A. Zoghbi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Prognostic value of preoperative indexed end-systolic left ventricle diameter in the outcome after surgery in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation

(2008) Antonia Sambola et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

A lesional classification to standardize surgical management of aortic insufficiency towards valve repair☆

(2008) Emmanuel Lansac et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Echocardiographic assessment of valve stenosis: EAE/ASE recommendations for clinical practice

(2008) H. Baumgartner et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Myocardial deformation abnormalities in patients with aortic regurgitation: a strain rate imaging study

(2008) A. Marciniak et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Aortic Valve Replacement for Low-Flow/Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis

(2008) Franck Levy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Intensive Lipid Lowering with Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis

(2008) Anne B. Rossebø et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Enoxaparin as bridging anticoagulant treatment in cardiac surgery

(2007) N Rivas-Gandara et al.   HEART