Appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart valve disease in adults: a European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging report of literature review and current practice

作者：Chambers John B^*; Garbi Madalina; Nieman Koen; Myerson Saul; Pierard Luc A; Habib Gilbert; Zamorano Jose Luis; Edvardsen Thor; Lancellotti Patrizio

来源：European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017, 18(5): 489-498.

DOI：10.1093/ehjci/jew309

• heart valve disease
• valve disease detection
• valve assessment
• other cardiac structures assessment
• risk assessment
• screening
• intervention

Heart valve disease is common and a major indication for imaging. Echocardiography is the first-line imaging technique for diagnosis, assessment, and serial surveillance. However, other modalities, notably cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography, are used if echocardiographic imaging is suboptimal or to obtain complementary information, particularly to aid risk assessment in individual patients. This review is a summary of current evidence for state-of-the-art clinical practice to inform appropriateness criteria for heart valve disease. It is divided according to common clinical scenarios: detection of valve disease, assessment of the valve and other cardiac structures, risk assessment, screening, and intervention.

• 出版日期2017-5