Recommendations for the imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed by the Chinese Society of Echocardiography, the Inter-American Society of Echocardiography, and the Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Imaging<sup>†</sup>

Lancellotti, Patrizio; Pîbarot, Philippe; B. Chambers, John; Edvardsen, Thor; Delgado, Victoria; Dulgheru, Raluca; Pepi, Mauro; Cosyns, Bernard; R. Dweck, Mark; Garbi, Madalina; Magné, Julien; Nieman, Koen; Rosenhek, Raphaël; Bernard, Anne; Lowenstein, Jorge; Luiz Campos Vieira, Marcelo; Rabischoffsky, Arnaldo; Hernández Vyhmeister, Rodrigo; Zhou, Xiao; Zhang, Yun; L. Zamorano, J.; Habib, Gilbert

doi:10.1093/ehjci/jew025

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Recommendations for the imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed by the Chinese Society of Echocardiography, the Inter-American Society of Echocardiography, and the Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Imaging†

Published in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging • May 3, 2016

Authors:

Patrizio Lancellotti

Philippe Pîbarot

John B. Chambers

Abstract

Prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction is rare but potentially life-threatening. Although often challenging, establishing the exact cause of PHV dysfunction is essential to determine the appropriate treatment strategy. In clinical practice, a comprehensive approach that integrates several paramete...

Subject

Medicine

Magnetic resonance imaging

Radiology

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