Focus on Diagnosis and Prognosis to Guide Timing of Intervention in Valvular Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

The present article reviews the role of multimodality imaging to improve risk stratification and timing of intervention in patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), and summarizes the latest developments in transcatheter valve interventions.

Recent findings

Growing evidence suggests that intervention at an earlier stage may improve outcomes of patients with significant VHD. Multimodality imaging, including strain imaging and tissue characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, has the ability to identify early markers of myocardial damage and can help to optimize the timing of intervention. Transcatheter interventions play an increasing role in the treatment of patients who remain at high surgical risk or present at a late stage of their disea

SUBMITTER: Stassen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556368 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature