Guidelines
2016 update to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation
The objective of this project was to provide an update to the previously published consensus 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) evidence-based guidelines for the management of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR).2016 update to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation
We are very pleased to update The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Consensus Guidelines on ischemic mitral valve regurgitation (IMR) (Figure 1). These Guidelines were developed based on the results of published randomized clinical trials, large observational studies, and the expert opinion of the authors. Subsequent to the publication of the 2015 AATS IMR Guidelines,1 the 2-year follow-up results of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) severe and moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) trials were published.2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Consensus Guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation
The objective of this project was to establish consensus 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) evidence-based guidelines for the management of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR).Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
The granting of staff privileges to physicians is an important mechanism to ensure quality care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires that medical staff privileges be based on professional criteria specified in medical staff bylaws. Physicians are charged with defining the criteria that constitute professional competence and with evaluating their peers accordingly. With the evolution of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), an important opportunity arises for both cardiologists and surgeons to come together to identify the criteria for performing these procedures.
