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Guidelines and links by Date (latest first)

2021_ESC-EACTS_Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease. Developed by the Task Force for the management of valvular heart disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

2020_ACC-AHA_Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

2020_HFA-ESC_How to diagnose heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the HFA–PEFF diagnostic algorithm: a consensus recommendation from the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

2020_EHRA-EAPCI_EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion – an update

2020_ASE_Recommendations for Echocardiography Laboratories Participating in Cardiac Point of Care Cardiac Ultrasound (POCUS) and Critical Care Echocardiography Training: Report from the American Society of Echocardiography

2020_ACC_2020 Focused Update of the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation

2019_ESC_Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis

2019_ESC-ERS_2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS)

2019_ASE_Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

2019_ASE_Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination in Children and All Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

2019_ASE_Guidelines for performance, interpretation, and application of stress echocardiography in ischemic heart disease: from the American Society of Echocardiography

2019_ACC-AATS-AHA-ASE-ASNC-HRS-SCAI-SCCT-SCMR-STS-2019 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonvalvular Heart Disease

2018_HFA-ESC_Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management. Position statement on behalf of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

2018_EACVI_The use of handheld ultrasound devices: a position statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (2018 update)

2018_EACVI_Imaging the adult with congenital heart disease: a multimodality imaging approach—position paper from the EACVI

2018_ASE_Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Enhancing Agents in Echocardiography: 2018 American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines Update

2018_ESC_European position paper on the management of patients with patent foramen ovale. General approach and left circulation thromboembolism.

2017_SCAI-HFSA_Executive Summary of the SCAI/HFSA Clinical Expert Consensus Document on the Use of Invasive hemodynamics for the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease

2017_ESC-HFA_Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management. Position statement on behalf of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

2017_EAPC-EACVI_European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) joint position statement: recommendations for the indication and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in the evaluation of the athlete’s heart

2017_EACVI-ESH_Non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients

2017_EACVI-EANM-ASNC_A joint procedural position statement on imaging in cardiac sarcoidosis: from the Cardiovascular and Inflammation & Infection Committees of the European Association of NuclearMedicine, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

2017_EACVI-ASE_Recommendations on the echocardiographic assessment of aortic valve stenosis: a focused update from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography

2017_EACVI_Standardization of adult transthoracic echocardiography reporting in agreement with recent chamber quantification, diastolic function, and heart valve disease recommendations: an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2017_EACVI_Multimodality imaging in restrictive cardiomyopathies: an EACVI expert consensus document. In collaboration with the ‘Working Group on myocardial and pericardial diseases’ of the European Society of Cardiology. Endorsed by the Indian Academy of Echocardiography

2017_EACVI_Comprehensivemulti-modality imaging approach in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy—an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2017_EACVI_Clinical practice of contrast echocardiography: recommendation by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) 2017

2017_EACVI_EACVI appropriateness criteria for the use of transthoracic echocardiography in adults: a report of literature and current practice review

2017_EACVI_Appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart valve disease in adults: a European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging report of literature review and current practice

2017_ASE-SCMR_Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

2017_AHA_Defining Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2017_ACC-AATS-AHA-ASE-EACTS-HVS-SCA-SCAI-SCCT-SCMR-STS_2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis

2017_ACC-AATS-AHA-ASE-ASNC-HRS-SCAI-SCCT-SCMR-STS_2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease

2016_ESC-HFA_Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy

2016_ESC_2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension The Joint Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Endorsed by: Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)

2016_ESC_Contemporary management of acute right ventricular failure: a statement from the Heart Failure Association and theWorking Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function of the European Society of Cardiology

2016_EHRA-HRS-APHRS-SOLAECE_Expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: definition, characterization, and clinical implication

2016_EACVI-ASE_The clinical use of stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease: recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography

2016_EACVI_Recommendations for the imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed by the Chinese Society of Echocardiography, the Inter-American Society of Echocardiography, and the Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Imaging

2016_EACVI_EACVI appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure derived from European National Imaging Societies voting

2016_ASE-EACVI_Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2016_AATS_2016 update to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation

2015_ASE_COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in Echocardiography Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography

2015_ESC_2015 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by: The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

2015_ESC-EACTS_2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis The Task Force for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)

2015_EACVI-ASE_Recommendations on the use of echocardiography in adult hypertension: a report from the European
AssociationofCardiovascular Imaging(EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)

2015_EACVI-ASE_Definitions for a Common Standard for 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: Consensus Document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to Standardize Deformation Imaging

2015_EACVI_The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

2015_EACVI_Role of multimodality cardiac imaging in the management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Endorsed by the Saudi Heart Association

2015_EACVI_European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) position paper: multimodality imaging in pericardial disease

2015_EACVI_The multi-modality cardiac imaging approach to the Athlete’s heart: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2015_ASE-EACVI_Multimodality Imaging of Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta in Adults: From the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

2015_ASE-EACVI_Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2015_ASE_Guidelines for the Use of Echocardiography as a Monitor for Therapeutic Intervention in Adults: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography

2015_ASE_Echocardiography in the Management of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

2015_ASE_Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen Ovale: From the American Society of Echocardiography and Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

2015_AHA_Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association Endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

2014_EACVI_Updated standards and processes for accreditation of echocardiographic laboratories from The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging: an executive summary

2014_EACVI_Recommendations for transoesophageal echocardiography: EACVI update 2014

2014_EACVI_Non-invasive cardiac imaging evaluation of patients with chronic systolic heart failure: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)

2014_EACVI_ASE_Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging