Implications of the new AHA/ACC valvular disease guidelines.

The article describes the potential healthcare effects of the new 2014 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines on valvular heart disease. Topics discussed include the general management guidelines of the disease in relation to surgical and interventional risk scoring, the importance of a multidisciplinary heart team in treating the disease, and new therapies linked to the guidelines like the transcatheter aortic valve implantation.