Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)

Late Results of Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy up to 20 Years

(2012) Claire Bouleti et al.   CIRCULATION

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2012 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC

(2012) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012): The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts) * Developed with the special contribution of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR)

(2012) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

EAE/ASE Recommendations for Image Acquisition and Display Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

(2012) R. M. Lang et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Surgical Management of Endocarditis: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline

(2011) John G. Byrne et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

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

(2011) Nikolaus Jander et al.   CIRCULATION

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy as a Therapeutic Option in Patients With Moderate-Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation and High Operative Risk

(2011) Rutger J. van Bommel et al.   CIRCULATION

One-Year Outcomes of Cohort 1 in the Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) Registry

(2011) Martyn Thomas et al.   CIRCULATION

Incidence and Predictors of Early and Late Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in 663 Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis

(2011) Corrado Tamburino et al.   CIRCULATION

Aortic Event Rate in the Marfan Population

(2011) Guillaume Jondeau et al.   CIRCULATION

Percutaneous Repair of Paravalvular Prosthetic Regurgitation

(2011) Paul Sorajja et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions

Training and accreditation in cardiovascular magnetic resonance in Europe: a position statement of the working group on cardiovascular magnetic resonance of the European Society of Cardiology

(2011) S. Plein et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

ESC Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease Position Paper: assessing the risk of interventions in patients with valvular heart disease

(2011) R. Rosenhek et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trials: a consensus report from the Valve Academic Research Consortium

(2011) M. B. Leon 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

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Failing Surgical Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve

(2011) Nicolo Piazza et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

2-Year Follow-Up of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using a Self-Expanding Valve Prosthesis

(2011) Lutz Buellesfeld et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Mitral valve repair in heart failure: Five-year follow-up from the mitral valve replacement stratum of the Acorn randomized trial

(2011) Michael A. Acker et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

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

Procedural and 30-day outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the third generation (18 Fr) CoreValve ReValving System: results from the multicentre, expanded evaluation registry 1-year following CE mark approval

(2011) Nicolo Piazza et al.   EuroIntervention

Reappraisal of percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty as a preliminary treatment strategy in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation era

(2011) Claire-Marie Tissot et al.   EuroIntervention

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

Usefulness of Left Atrial Volume Versus Diameter to Assess Thromboembolic Risk in Mitral Stenosis

(2010) Niall G. Keenan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Predictors of Mitral Regurgitation Recurrence in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Mitral Valve Annuloplasty

(2010) Agnieszka Ciarka et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Impact of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

(2010) Khalil Fattouch et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Failed Bioprosthetic Heart Valves

(2010) John G. Webb et al.   CIRCULATION

Thirty-Day Results of the SAPIEN Aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) Registry

(2010) Martyn Thomas et al.   CIRCULATION

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

(2010) R. Gurvitch et al.   CIRCULATION

Early Surgery Versus Conventional Treatment in Asymptomatic Very Severe Aortic Stenosis

(2010) Duk-Hyun Kang et al.   CIRCULATION

Effect of Lipid Lowering With Rosuvastatin on Progression of Aortic Stenosis

(2010) Kwan Leung Chan et al.   CIRCULATION

Frail Patients Are at Increased Risk for Mortality and Prolonged Institutional Care After Cardiac Surgery

(2010) Dana H. Lee et al.   CIRCULATION

Degenerative mitral valve regurgitation: best practice revolution

(2010) David H. Adams et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Prognostic and therapeutic implications of pulmonary hypertension complicating degenerative mitral regurgitation due to flail leaflet: A Multicenter Long-term International Study

(2010) A. Barbieri et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Acute outcomes of MitraClip therapy for mitral regurgitation in high-surgical-risk patients: emphasis on adverse valve morphology and severe left ventricular dysfunction

(2010) O. Franzen et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: early results of the FRANCE (FRench Aortic National CoreValve and Edwards) registry

(2010) H. Eltchaninoff et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first results from a multi-centre real-world registry

(2010) R. Zahn et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation 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

Guidelines on myocardial revascularization: The Task Force on Myocardial Revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

(2010) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Meta-analysis of short-term and long-term survival following repair versus replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation

(2010) Christina M. Vassileva et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

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

Echocardiography in aortic diseases: EAE recommendations for clinical practice

(2010) A. Evangelista 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

Prognostic value of serial B-type natriuretic peptide measurement in asymptomatic organic mitral regurgitation

(2010) Ursula Klaar et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Management of multiple valve disease

(2010) P. Unger et al.   HEART

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

(2010) Z. Samad et al.   HEART

Microsimulation and clinical outcomes analysis support a lower age threshold for use of biological valves

(2010) S. Stoica 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

Impact of Left Atrial Volume on Clinical Outcome in Organic Mitral Regurgitation

(2010) Thierry Le Tourneau et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Natriuretic Peptides in Common Valvular Heart Disease

(2010) Christopher D. Steadman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Late Outcomes Following Freestyle Versus Homograft Aortic Root Replacement

(2010) Ismail El-Hamamsy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Outcomes of the RESTOR-MV Trial (Randomized Evaluation of a Surgical Treatment for Off-Pump Repair of the Mitral Valve)

(2010) Eugene A. Grossi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Multimodal Assessment of the Aortic Annulus Diameter

(2010) David Messika-Zeitoun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for the Treatment of Severe Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Patients at Very High or Prohibitive Surgical Risk

(2010) Josep Rodés-Cabau et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Exercise-Induced Changes in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

(2010) Julien Magne 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

Surgical management of secondary tricuspid valve regurgitation: Annulus, commissure, or leaflet procedure?

(2010) Jose L. Navia et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement in octogenarian, high-risk, transcatheter aortic valve implantation candidates

(2010) Andrew W. ElBardissi et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

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

Long-term outcomes after autograft versus homograft aortic root replacement in adults with aortic valve disease: a randomised controlled trial

(2010) Ismail El-Hamamsy et al.   LANCET

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

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

Computed Tomography Evaluation of Cardiac Valves: A Review

(2010) Dominik Ketelsen et al.   RADIOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2009. A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

(2010) J. Gummert et al.   THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON

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

Comparison of Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography to Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy for Evaluation of Patients With Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Obstruction

(2009) Petr Symersky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

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

Prognostic Effect of Long-Axis Left Ventricular Dysfunction and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

(2009) Patrizio Lancellotti et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Trends in Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States: Results From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database

(2009) James S. Gammie et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Management of prosthetic heart valve obstruction: Fibrinolysis versus surgery. Early results and long-term follow-up in a single-centre study of 263 cases

(2009) Raymond Roudaut et al.   Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Prosthetic Heart Valves

(2009) Philippe Pibarot et al.   CIRCULATION

Comparison of Early Surgery Versus Conventional Treatment in Asymptomatic Severe Mitral Regurgitation

(2009) Duk-Hyun Kang et al.   CIRCULATION

Standardized Low–Molecular-Weight Heparin Bridging Regimen in Outpatients on Oral Anticoagulants Undergoing Invasive Procedure or Surgery

(2009) V. Pengo et al.   CIRCULATION

RING+STRING: Successful Repair Technique for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation With Severe Leaflet Tethering

(2009) F. Langer et al.   CIRCULATION

Percutaneous Mitral Annuloplasty for Functional Mitral Regurgitation

(2009) Joachim Schofer et al.   CIRCULATION

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

(2009) Michael A. Gerber et al.   CIRCULATION

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Valvular Heart Disease

(2009) Peter J. Cawley et al.   CIRCULATION

Risk Score for Predicting Outcome in Patients With Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

(2009) Jean-Luc Monin et al.   CIRCULATION

The Ross Procedure

(2009) Johanna J.M. Takkenberg et al.   CIRCULATION

Natural History of Very Severe Aortic Stenosis

(2009) Raphael Rosenhek et al.   CIRCULATION

Sharing Decision Making About Cardiac Surgery

(2009) Victor M. Montori et al.  

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery

(2009) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Therapeutic decisions for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis: room for improvement?

(2009) Martijn W.A. van Geldorp et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

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

Comprehensive assessment of the severity and mechanism of aortic regurgitation using multidetector CT and MR

(2009) Céline Goffinet et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Failure of Guideline Adherence for Intervention in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation

(2009) David S. Bach et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

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

A Framework for Systematic Characterization of the Mitral Valve by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography

(2009) Ernesto E. Salcedo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves With Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound

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

POINT: Efficacy of adding mitral valve restrictive annuloplasty to coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with moderate ischemic mitral valve regurgitation: A randomized trial

(2009) Khalil Fattouch et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: Changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database

(2009) James M. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Patient outcome after aortic valve replacement with a mechanical or biological prosthesis: Weighing lifetime anticoagulant-related event risk against reoperation risk

(2009) Martijn W.A. van Geldorp et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Long-term outcomes of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty versus open cardiac surgery

(2009) Jae-Kwan Song et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Antithrombotic management of patients with prosthetic heart valves: current evidence and future trends

(2009) Jack CJ Sun et al.   LANCET

Mitral regurgitation

(2009) Maurice Enriquez-Sarano et al.   LANCET

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

Aortic Allograft Valve Reoperation: Surgical Challenges and Patient Risks

(2008) Edward R. Nowicki et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Do We Need Separate Risk Stratification Models for Hospital Mortality After Heart Valve Surgery?

(2008) Menno van Gameren et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

The Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy

(2008) James D. Douketis et al.   CHEST

Valvular and Structural Heart Disease

(2008) Deeb N. Salem et al.   CHEST

Clinical Outcome After Surgical Correction of Mitral Regurgitation Due to Papillary Muscle Rupture

(2008) Antonio Russo et al.   CIRCULATION

Right Ventricular Function in Cardiovascular Disease, Part II

(2008) François Haddad et al.   CIRCULATION

Overestimation of aortic valve replacement risk by EuroSCORE: implications for percutaneous valve replacement

(2008) B. R. Osswald et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Transcatheter valve implantation for patients with aortic stenosis: a position statement from the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in collaboration with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

(2008) A. Vahanian et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Tricuspid leaflet augmentation to address severe tethering in functional tricuspid regurgitation

(2008) Gilles D. Dreyfus et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Guideline on antiplatelet and anticoagulation management in cardiac surgery

(2008) Joel Dunning 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

Determinants of the degree of functional aortic regurgitation in patients with anatomically normal aortic valve and ascending thoracic aorta aneurysm. Transoesophageal Doppler echocardiography study

(2008) G La Canna et al.   HEART

Outcomes in Adults With Bicuspid Aortic Valves

(2008) Nikolaos Tzemos   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Thromboembolic Complications After Surgical Correction of Mitral Regurgitation

(2008) Antonio Russo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

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

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

2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

(2008) Robert O. Bonow et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Importance of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function and Functional Reserve in Patients With Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: Assessment by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking

(2008) Patrizio Lancellotti et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

The benefits of early valve replacement in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis

(2008) Morgan L. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

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

Reliability of risk algorithms in predicting early and late operative outcomes in high-risk patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

(2007) Todd M. Dewey et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY