ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease

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)

The 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (VHD) are an update of the 2021 version of this document. Key topics that have been updated include the central role of the Heart Team including patient-centred decision making, the importance of Heart Valve Centres for management of complex patients, advanced diagnostic imaging with more 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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