2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Catherine M Otto , Rick A. Nishimura , Robert O. Bonow , Catherine M Otto , Rick A. Nishimura , Robert O. Bonow , Blasé A. Carabello , John P. Erwin , Federico Gentile , Hani Jneid , Eric V. Krieger , Michael J. Mack , Christopher McLeod , Patrick T. O’Gara , Vera H. Rigolin , Thoralf M. Sundt , Annemarie Thompson , Christopher Toly
2020 Circulation 2,276 citations

Abstract

Aim: This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as supporting documentation to encourage their use. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted from January 1, 2010, to March 1, 2020, encompassing studies, reviews, and other evidence conducted on human subjects that were published in English from PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Reports, and other selected database relevant to this guideline. Structure: Many recommendations from the earlier valvular heart disease guidelines have been updated with new evidence and provides newer options for diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease. This summary includes only the recommendations from the full guideline which focus on diagnostic work-up, the timing and choice of surgical and catheter interventions, and recommendations for medical therapy. The reader is referred to the full guideline for graphical flow charts, text, and tables with additional details about the rationale for and implementation of each recommendation, and the evidence tables detailing the data considered in developing these guidelines.

Keywords

MedicineGuidelinevalvular heart diseaseExecutive summaryMEDLINESystematic reviewDocumentationIntensive care medicinePsychological interventionFamily medicineInternal medicinePathologyNursing

Affiliated Institutions

Related Publications

Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

William J. Powers , Alejandro A. Rabinstein , Teri Ackerson +16 more

Background and Purpose— The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult pat...

2019 Stroke 6607 citations

Publication Info

Year
2020
Type
article
Volume
143
Issue
5
Pages
450-500
Citations
2276
Access
Closed

External Links

View on DOI.org

Social Impact

Altmetric
PlumX Metrics

Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions

Citation Metrics

2276
OpenAlex

Cite This

Catherine M Otto, Rick A. Nishimura, Robert O. Bonow et al. (2020). 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation , 143 (5) , 450-500. https://doi.org/10.1161/cir.0000000000000932

Identifiers

DOI
10.1161/cir.0000000000000932