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- Title
ESC/EACTS vs. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of severe aortic stenosis.
- Authors
Lee, Grace; Chikwe, Joanna; Milojevic, Milan; Wijeysundera, Harindra C; Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe; Flather, Marcus; Gaudino, Mario F L; Fremes, Stephen E; Tam, Derrick Y
- Abstract
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a serious and complex condition, for which optimal management continues to evolve rapidly. An understanding of current clinical practice guidelines is critical to effective patient care and shared decision-making. This state of the art review of the 2021 European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Guidelines and 2020 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines compares their recommendations for AS based on the evidence to date. The European and American guidelines were generally congruent with the exception of three key distinctions. First, the European guidelines recommend intervening at a left ventricular ejection fraction of 55%, compared with 60% over serial imaging by the American guidelines for asymptomatic patients. Second, the European guidelines recommend a threshold of ≥65 years for surgical bioprosthesis, whereas the American guidelines employ multiple age categories, providing latitude for patient factors and preferences. Third, the guidelines endorse different age cut-offs for transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement, despite limited evidence. This review also discusses trends indicating a decreasing proportion of mechanical valve replacements. Finally, the review identifies gaps in the literature for areas including transcatheter aortic valve implantation in asymptomatic patients, the appropriateness of Ross procedures, concomitant coronary revascularization with aortic valve replacement, and bicuspid AS. To summarize, this state of the art review compares the latest European and American guidelines on the management of AS to highlight three areas of divergence: timing of intervention, valve selection, and surgical vs. transcatheter aortic valve replacement criteria.
- Subjects
AMERICAN College of Cardiology; AMERICAN Heart Association; EUROPEAN Society of Cardiology; AORTIC stenosis; HEART valve prosthesis implantation; AORTIC valve transplantation; ASYMPTOMATIC patients; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction
- Publication
European Heart Journal, 2023, Vol 44, Issue 10, p796
- ISSN
0195-668X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehac803