Treatment decision for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the role of the heart team ; Position statement paper of the Dutch Working Group of Transcatheter Heart Interventions

Abstract The current paper presents a position statement of the Dutch Working Group of Transcatheter Heart Valve Interventions that describes which patients with aortic stenosis should be considered for transcatheter aortic valve implantation and how this treatment proposal/decision should be made. Given the complexity of the disease and the assessment of its severity, in particular in combination with the continuous emergence of new clinical insights and evidence from physiological and randomised clinical studies plus the introduction of novel innovative treatment modalities, the gatekeeper o... Mehr ...

Verfasser: de Jaegere, P. P. T.
de Weger, A.
den Heijer, P.
Verkroost, M.
Baan, J.
de Kroon, T.
America, Y.
Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, G. J.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: Netherlands Heart Journal ; volume 28, issue 5, page 229-239 ; ISSN 1568-5888 1876-6250
Verlag/Hrsg.: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Schlagwörter: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12471-020-01367-4

Abstract The current paper presents a position statement of the Dutch Working Group of Transcatheter Heart Valve Interventions that describes which patients with aortic stenosis should be considered for transcatheter aortic valve implantation and how this treatment proposal/decision should be made. Given the complexity of the disease and the assessment of its severity, in particular in combination with the continuous emergence of new clinical insights and evidence from physiological and randomised clinical studies plus the introduction of novel innovative treatment modalities, the gatekeeper of the treatment proposal/decision and, thus, of qualification for cost reimbursement is the heart team, which consists of dedicated professionals working in specialised centres.