The 2020 ACC/AHA Guidelines for Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Highlights and Perioperative Implications

Valvular heart disease contributes to a large burden of morbidity and mortality in the United States. During the last decade there has been a paradigm shift in the management of valve disease, primarily driven by the emergence of novel transcatheter technologies. In this article, the latest update of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association valve heart disease guidelines is reviewed