2019 AATS/ACC/ASE/SCAI/STS expert consensus systems of care  document: A proposal to optimize care for patients with valvular heart disease

This statement was commissioned as a Multisociety Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Expert Consensus Systems of Care Documents are intended to summarize the position of these partnering organizations on the availability, delivery, organization, and quality of cardiovascular care, with the intention of establishing appropriate benchmarks.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - April 18, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Writing Committee, Rick A. Nishimura, Patrick T. O ’Gara, Joseph E. Bavaria, Ralph G. Brindis, John D. Carroll, Clifford J. Kavinsky, Brian R. Lindman, Jane A. Linderbaum, Stephen H. Little, Michael J. Mack, Laura Mauri, William R. Miranda, David M. Sha Tags: Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document Source Type: research