ACC / AATS / AHA / ASE / ASNC / HRS / SCAI / SCCT / SCMR / STS 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease

The Heart Rhythm Society endorsed the document on June 28, 2017. 

September 1, 2017—This document is one of two companion appropriate use criteria 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.