First recommendations published on imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
The first recommendations on multimodality imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves have been published. Heart valve replacement is performed using mechanical or biological prostheses. It is estimated that by 2050, some 850,000 prosthetic heart valves will be implanted every year in western countries.