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ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease : A Report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

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Doherty, JU; Kort, S; Mehran, R; Schoenhagen, P; Soman, P; Rating Panel Members, ; Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force,
Published in: J Nucl Cardiol
December 2017

This document is 1 of 2 companion appropriate use criteria (AUC) documents developed by the American College of Cardiology, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. This document addresses the evaluation and use of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease, whereas the second, companion document addresses this topic with regard to structural heart disease. Although there is clinical overlap, the documents addressing valvular and structural heart disease are published separately, albeit with a common structure. The goal of the companion AUC documents is to provide a comprehensive resource for multimodality imaging in the context of valvular and structural heart disease, encompassing multiple imaging modalities.Using standardized methodology, the clinical scenarios (indications) were developed by a diverse writing group to represent patient presentations encountered in everyday practice and included common applications and anticipated uses. Where appropriate, the scenarios were developed on the basis of the most current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines.A separate, independent rating panel scored the 92 clinical scenarios in this document on a scale of 1 to 9. Scores of 7 to 9 indicate that a modality is considered appropriate for the clinical scenario presented. Midrange scores of 4 to 6 indicate that a modality may be appropriate for the clinical scenario, and scores of 1 to 3 indicate that a modality is considered rarely appropriate for the clinical scenario.The primary objective of the AUC is to provide a framework for the assessment of these scenarios by practices that will improve and standardize physician decision making. AUC publications reflect an ongoing effort by the American College of Cardiology to critically and systematically create, review, and categorize clinical situations where diagnostic tests and procedures are utilized by physicians caring for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The process is based on the current understanding of the technical capabilities of the imaging modalities examined.

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J Nucl Cardiol

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EISSN

1532-6551

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2043 / 2063

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Societies, Medical
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Humans
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Echocardiography
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Journal cover image

Published In

J Nucl Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1532-6551

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2043 / 2063

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Societies, Medical
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Humans
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Echocardiography
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology