The use of imaging in new transcatheter interventions: an EACVI review paper.
Transcatheter therapies for the treatment of valve heart diseases have expanded dramatically over the last years. The new developments and improvements in devices and techniques, along with the increasing expertise of operators, have turned the catheter-based approaches for valvular disease into an established treatment option. Various imaging techniques are used during these procedures, but echocardiography plays an essential role during patient selection, intra-procedural monitoring, and post-procedure follow-up. The echocardiographic assessment of patients undergoing transcatheter interventions places demands on echocardiographers that differ from those of the routine evaluation of patients with valve disease, and there is a need for specific expertise for those working in the cath lab. In the context of the current rapid developments and growing use of transcatheter valve therapies, this document intends to update the previous recommendations and address new advancements in imaging, particularly for those involved in any stage of the treatment of patients with valvular heart diseases.
Jose
J
Zamorano
Alexandra
A
Gonçalves
Patrizio
P
Lancellotti
Kai A
KA
Andersen
Ariana
A
González-Gómez
Mark
M
Monaghan
Eric
E
Brochet
Nina
N
Wunderlich
Sameer
S
Gafoor
Linda D
LD
Gillam
Giovanni
G
La Canna
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Cath lab; Echocardiography; Interventions; Structural heart disease