Transcatheter Valve Therapy
The evolution of transcatheter valve therapy raises important questions for practitioners, patients, and government agencies on the appropriate treatment strategy for patients who could be eligible for this procedure. The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the Society for Thoracic Surgeons (STS) joined together to write this paper to set the stage for a series of documents, to be joined by other professional societies, to address the issues critical to successful integration of this new procedure into medical practice in the United States. In accordance with the ACCF's policy on relationships with industry and other entities (RWI), relevant author disclosures are included in Appendix 1 of this document. In the spirit of full disclosure, authors' comprehensive RWI information, which includes RWI not relevant to this document, is available online as a data supplement to this document. RWI restrictions are not applicable for participation in the external peer review process for clinical documents in order to ensure that a variety of constituencies/views inform the final document; however, all relevant reviewer RWI is published in Appendix 2 for the purpose of full transparency. In addition, reviewer affiliations for the 26 physicians who participated in this formal peer review process are recorded in Appendix 2. Final review and approval of the document was provided by the ACCF Board of Trustees and the STS Board of Directors.
The ACCF and STS believe this document will be helpful to frame the discussion of key issues and questions for consideration as this new technology unfolds. Our organizations remain committed to providing guidance on key clinical issues.
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The evolution of transcatheter valve therapy raises important questions for practitioners, patients, and government agencies on the appropriate treatment strategy for patients who could be eligible for this procedure. The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the Society for Thoracic Surgeons (STS) joined together to write this paper to set the stage for a series of documents, to be joined by other professional societies, to address the issues critical to successful integration of this new procedure into medical practice in the United States. In accordance with the ACCF's policy on relationships with industry and other entities (RWI), relevant author disclosures are included in Appendix 1 of this document. In the spirit of full disclosure, authors' comprehensive RWI information, which includes RWI not relevant to this document, is available online as a data supplement to this document. RWI restrictions are not applicable for participation in the external peer review process for clinical documents in order to ensure that a variety of constituencies/views inform the final document; however, all relevant reviewer RWI is published in Appendix 2 for the purpose of full transparency. In addition, reviewer affiliations for the 26 physicians who participated in this formal peer review process are recorded in Appendix 2. Final review and approval of the document was provided by the ACCF Board of Trustees and the STS Board of Directors.
The ACCF and STS believe this document will be helpful to frame the discussion of key issues and questions for consideration as this new technology unfolds. Our organizations remain committed to providing guidance on key clinical issues.
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