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Valvular Disease Surveillance (ESC/EACTS 2025)

Valvular Disease Surveillance (ESC/EACTS 2025): Valvular Heart Disease → Native or Prosthetic? → Aortic Stenosis → Multimodality Imaging → Ongoing Surve...

Interactive Decision Tree

Mini Map

Algorithm Steps

  1. Start

    Valvular Heart Disease

    Determine valve lesion & severity

    1. Decision

      Native or Prosthetic?

      1. Action

        Aortic Stenosis

        Native valve

        • Mild: Echo 2-3 years
        • Moderate: Echo 1-2 years
        • Severe asymptomatic: Echo 6 months
        • Near threshold: 3-6 months
        1. Action

          Multimodality Imaging

          2025 Update

          • 3D Echo standard
          • CT for TAVI planning
          • MRI if echo suboptimal
          • Fluoroscopy for prosthetic leaflet motion
          1. Outcome

            Ongoing Surveillance

            Per severity & symptoms

      2. Action

        Aortic Regurgitation

        Native valve

        • Mild-Moderate: Echo 2 years
        • Severe stable: Echo 1 year
        • Near threshold: 3-6 months
      3. Action

        Mitral Regurgitation

        Native valve

        • Mild-Mod: Echo 1-2 years
        • Severe Primary: Echo 6-12 months
        • Secondary: Per HF protocol
        1. Action

          Heart Valve Network

          ESC/EACTS 2025 Model

          • Heart Valve Clinics: Surveillance
          • Heart Valve Centres: Intervention
          • Referral criteria defined
      4. Action

        Mitral Stenosis

        Native valve

        • Mild-Mod: Echo 1-2 years
        • Severe: Echo 6-12 months
      5. Action

        Prosthetic Valves

        Baseline + Surveillance

        • Baseline echo at 3 months post-op
        • Mechanical: Clinical yearly, Echo 1-2y
        • Bioprosthetic: Echo annually after year 5
        • TAVI: Echo yearly
        1. Warning

          New Symptoms

          Reassess promptly

          • Dyspnea, syncope, chest pain
          • Repeat echo urgently
          • Consider intervention evaluation

Guideline Source

2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease

Clinical Safety Information

Clinical Decision Support — Not a Substitute for Clinical Judgment

Individual patient factors may require deviation from these recommendations.

Known Limitations

  • Specific indications for intervention not detailed
  • Multimodality imaging criteria simplified
  • Does not replace heart team assessment

Contraindicated Populations

pediatric

Applicable Regions

EUUS

EU: ESC/EACTS 2025 Heart Valve Clinics + Centres model

US: ACC/AHA similar surveillance intervals

Version 1Next review: 2028-01-01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Valvular Disease Surveillance (ESC/EACTS 2025)?

The Valvular Disease Surveillance (ESC/EACTS 2025) is a surveillance clinical algorithm for Cardiology. It provides a structured decision tree to guide clinical decision-making, based on 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease.

What guideline is the Valvular Disease Surveillance (ESC/EACTS 2025) based on?

This algorithm is based on 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease (DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab395).

What are the limitations of the Valvular Disease Surveillance (ESC/EACTS 2025)?

Known limitations include: Specific indications for intervention not detailed; Multimodality imaging criteria simplified; Does not replace heart team assessment. Individual patient factors may require deviation from these recommendations.

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