Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 9 , Pages 975-1014, September 2009

Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves With Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound:

A Report From the American Society of Echocardiography's Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Task Force on Prosthetic Valves, Developed in Conjunction With the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Imaging Committee, Cardiac Imaging Committee of the American Heart Association, the European Association of Echocardiography, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology, the Japanese Society of Echocardiography and the Canadian Society of Echocardiography, Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association, European Association of Echocardiography, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology, the Japanese Society of Echocardiography, and Canadian Society of Echocardiography

  • William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE (Chair)

      Affiliations

    • Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas
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  • John B. Chambers, MD

      Affiliations

    • St Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • Representing the European Association of Echocardiography.
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  • Jean G. Dumesnil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
    • Representing the Canadian Society of Echocardiography.
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  • Elyse Foster, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Representing the Cardiac Imaging Committee of the American Heart Association.
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  • John S. Gottdiener, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Paul A. Grayburn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • Bijoy K. Khandheria, MBBS, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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  • Robert A. Levine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Gerald Ross Marx, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Harvard School of Medicine/Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Fletcher A. Miller Jr., MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Satoshi Nakatani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • Representing the Japanese Society of Echocardiography.
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  • Miguel A. Quiñones, MD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Harry Rakowski, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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  • Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
    • Representing the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Imaging Committee.
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  • Miguel Zabalgoitia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Springfield, Illinois

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00676-2

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2009.07.013

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 9 , Pages 975-1014, September 2009