Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: updated endpoint definitions for aortic valve clinical research.
null nullPhilippe GénéreuxNicolo PiazzaMaria C AluTamim M NazifRebecca T HahnPhillippe PibarotJeroen J BaxJonathon A LeipsicPhilipp BlankeEugene H BlackstoneMatthew T FinnSamir KapadiaAxel LinkeMichael J MackRaj R MakkarRoxana MehranJeffrey J PopmaMichael ReardonJosep Rodes-CabauNicolas M Van MieghemJohn G WebbDavid Joel CohenMartin B LeonPublished in: European heart journal (2021)
Acknowledging the dynamic and evolving nature of less-invasive aortic valve therapies, further refinements of clinical research processes are required. The adoption of these updated and newly proposed VARC-3 endpoints and definitions will ensure homogenous event reporting, accurate adjudication, and appropriate comparisons of clinical research studies involving devices and new therapeutic strategies.