ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

HomeCirculationVol. 114, No. 5ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease Free AccessReview ArticlePDF/EPUBAboutView PDFSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toFree AccessReview ArticlePDF/EPUBACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart DiseaseA Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): Developed in Collaboration With the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists: Endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Robert O. Bonow, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Blase A. Carabello, MD, FACC, FAHA, Kanu Chatterjee, MB, FACC, Antonio C. de LeonJr, MD, FACC, FAHA, David P. Faxon, MD, FACC, FAHA, Michael D. Freed, MD, FACC, FAHA, William H. Gaasch, MD, FACC, FAHA, Bruce Whitney Lytle, MD, FACC, Rick A. Nishimura, MD, FACC, FAHA, Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC, FAHA, Robert A. O’Rourke, MD, MACC, FAHA, Catherine M. Otto, MD, FACC, FAHA, Pravin M. Shah, MD, MACC, FAHA and Jack S. Shanewise, MD Robert O. BonowRobert O. Bonow Search for more papers by this author , Blase A. CarabelloBlase A. Carabello Search for more papers by this author , Kanu ChatterjeeKanu Chatterjee Search for more papers by this author , Antonio C. de LeonJrAntonio C. de LeonJr Search for more papers by this author , David P. FaxonDavid P. Faxon Search for more papers by this author , Michael D. FreedMichael D. Freed Search for more papers by this author , William H. GaaschWilliam H. Gaasch Search for more papers by this author , Bruce Whitney LytleBruce Whitney Lytle Search for more papers by this author , Rick A. NishimuraRick A. Nishimura Search for more papers by this author , Patrick T. O’GaraPatrick T. O’Gara Search for more papers by this author , Robert A. O’RourkeRobert A. O’Rourke Search for more papers by this author , Catherine M. OttoCatherine M. Otto Search for more papers by this author , Pravin M. ShahPravin M. Shah Search for more papers by this author and Jack S. ShanewiseJack S. Shanewise Search for more papers by this author Originally published1 Aug 2006https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.176857Circulation. 2006;114:e84–e231is corrected byCorrectionCorrection Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By Fogel M, Anwar S, Broberg C, Browne L, Chung T, Johnson T, Muthurangu V, Taylor M, Valsangiacomo-Buechel E and Wilhelm C (2022) Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance/European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging/American Society of Echocardiography/Society for Pediatric Radiology/North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging Guidelines for the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pediatric congenital and acquired heart disease, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 10.1186/s12968-022-00843-7, 24:1, Online publication date: 1-Dec-2022. 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