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2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

2D
2-dimensional
3D
3-dimensional
ACE
angiotensin-converting enzyme
AF
atrial fibrillation
ARB
angiotensin-receptor blocker
aPTT
activated partial thromboplastin time
AR
aortic regurgitation
AS
aortic stenosis
AVR
aortic valve replacement
BP
blood pressure
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
coronary artery disease
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
COR
Class of Recommendation
CT
computed tomography
ECG
electrocardiogram
HF
heart failure
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
IE
infective endocarditis
INR
international normalized ratio
LA
left atrium
LMWH
low-molecular-weight heparin
LOE
Level of Evidence
LV
left ventricular
LVEF
left ventricular ejection fraction
LVESD
left ventricular end-systolic dimension
MI
myocardial infarction
MR
mitral regurgitation
MS
mitral stenosis
MVR
mitral valve replacement
NYHA
New York Heart Association
NVE
native valve endocarditis
PR
pulmonic regurgitation
PROM
predicted risk of mortality
PVE
prosthetic valve endocarditis
RCT
randomized controlled trial
RV
right ventricular
TAVR
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
TR
tricuspid regurgitation
TS
tricuspid stenosis
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
TTE
transthoracic echocardiography/echocardiogram
UFH
unfractionated heparin
VHD
valvular heart disease
VKA
vitamin K antagonist

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Developed in collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Society of Echocardiography, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons

This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees and the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in January 2014.

The American College of Cardiology requests that this document be cited as follows: Nishimura RA, Otto CM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP III, Guyton RA, O’Gara PT, Ruiz CE, Skubas NJ, Sorajja P, Sundt TM III, Thomas JD. 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovas Surg. 2014;148:e1-132.

This article has been copublished in Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

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Writing committee members are required to recuse themselves from voting on sections to which their specific relationships with industry and other entities may apply; see Appendix 1 for recusal information.

b

ACC/AHA representative.

c

ACC/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures liaison.

d

ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines liaison.

e

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists representative.

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Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions representative.

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American Association for Thoracic Surgery representative.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons representative.

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American Society of Echocardiography representative.

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Former Task Force member during the writing effort.