Valvular & structural heart disease
ACC/AHA vs. ESC/EACTS guidelines on valvular heart disease: EJPC guideline comparison review
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Broad alignment in principles of intervention, prosthesis choice and the role of Heart Teams; the European document incorporates substantial new trial evidence
Divergence: thresholds for earlier intervention in AS and aortic regurgitation; expanded recommendations for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and mitral replacement; formal integration of tricuspid repair and transcatheter therapies; coronary assessment strategies in TAVI; sex-specific considerations
Original publication
ACC/AHA vs. ESC/EACTS guidelines on valvular heart disease: EJPC guideline comparison review. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 12 January 2026. doi:10.
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