What’s new in the 2025 guidance on valvular heart disease - ESC Congress 2025

Summary

In this interview, Alex Sticchi speaks with Fabien Praz and Michael Borger, co-chairs of the 2025 ESC/EACTS Valvular Guidelines Task Force. They discuss the major updates, including the central role of multimodality imaging, the lowered age threshold for TAVI, the distinction between atrial and ventricular secondary MR, evolving indications for tricuspid interventions, simplified antithrombotic strategies, and the importance of high-volume Heart Valve Centers.

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