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Valvular heart disease

Doctors revisit how to manage valve disease before surgery

A comprehensive open access review highlights how cardiologists and surgeons can safely manage valvular heart disease in patients undergoing non cardiac operations, with a focus on aortic stenosis, prosthetic valves, and evolving guidelines.

Cardiology • Valvular heart disease • Clinical

Hospitals struggle to apply perioperative valve disease guidelines here is what needs to change

Implementation gaps in perioperative management of valvular heart disease persist across Europe and the US.

Cardiology • Valvular heart disease • Insights

Perioperative management of valve disease in non cardiac surgery companion to ESC and ACC AHA guidance

Companion article synthesizing direct recommendations from ESC 2022 and ACC AHA 2014

Cardiology • Valvular heart disease • Policy