The 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (VHD) are an update to the 2021 version of this document. Key topics that have been updated include the central role of the Heart Team, emphasizing patient-centered decision-making; the importance of Heart Valve Centers for managing complex patients; advanced diagnostic imaging with clearly defined diagnostic criteria for specific VHD pathologies, including aortic stenosis and multiple valvular disease; and appropriate indications and timing for different interventional options for patients with VHD.
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2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease: Developed by the Task Force for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Submitted by: EACTS Staff
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Fabien Praz, Michael A Borger, Jonas Lanz, Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Ana Abreu, Marianna Adamo, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Fabio Barili, Nikolaos Bonaros, Bernard Cosyns, Ruggero De Paulis, Habib Gamra, Marjan Jahangiri, Anders Jeppsson, Robert J M Klautz, Benoit Mores, Esther Pérez-David, Janine Pöss, Bernard D Prendergast, Bianca Rocca, Xavier Rossello, Mikio Suzuki, Holger Thiele, Christophe Michel Tribouilloy, Wojtek Wojakowski, ESC/EACTS Scientific Document Group
