August 15, 2002European Heart Journal
Recommendations on the management of the asymptomatic patient with valvular heart disease
Population
Asymptomatic patients with acquired valvular heart disease
Design
Guideline
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Guides management of asymptomatic acquired valvular disease; extends ESC recommendations to address this specific gap.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Asymptomatic patients with acquired valvular heart disease (aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation)
I
Intervention
Management recommendations
Provides expert consensus recommendations from the ESC Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease for managing asymptomatic patients with acquired valve disease, addressing a gap in specific guidelines.
Limitations
- Lack of randomized trials
- Constant evolution of practice
Cite This Study
Bernard Iung (2002) studied this question.