ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines
The American College of Cardiology: Statements and Clinical Practice Guidelines
PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Clinical practice guidelines are developed through a rigorous methodological approach that mandates the review and consideration of the available medical literature. Practice guidelines define the role of specific diagnostic and therapeutic
modalities, including non-invasive and invasive procedures, in the diagnosis and management of patients with various cardiovascular diseases. These evidence-based guidelines are intended to assist physicians in clinical decision making by describing a range
of generally acceptable approaches for the diagnosis, management, or prevention of specific diseases or conditions. They attempt to define practices that meet the needs of most patients in most circumstances by categorizing the recommendations into a classification
system. The development of clinical practice guidelines are the domain of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines and are published in JACC and CIRC.
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American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons, R. Scott Wright, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Vice Chair, Cynthia D. Adams, RN, PhD, FAHA, Charles R. Bridges, MD, ScD, FACC, FAHA,, Donald E. Casey, Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FAHA, Steven M. Ettinger, MD, FACC, Francis M. Fesmire, MD, FACEP, Theodore G. Ganiats, MD, Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, A. Michael Lincoff, MD, FACC, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, George J. Philippides, MD, FACC, FAHA, Pierre Theroux, MD, FACC, FAHA, Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, FAHA, James Patrick Zidar, MD, FACC, FSCAI.
2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2007 Guideline)
Expedited Publication published online on 28 March 2011
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Lori Mosca, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA, Chair, Executive Writing Committee, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA, Executive Writing Committee, Kathy Berra, MSN, NP, Executive Writing Committee, Judy L. Bezanson, DSN, CNS, RN, Executive Writing Committee, Rowena J. Dolor, MD, MHS, Executive Writing Committee, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, Executive Writing Committee, L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS, Executive Writing Committee, Ileana L. Pina, MD, MPH, FAHA, Executive Writing Committee, Veronique L. Roger, MD, MPH, Executive Writing Committee, Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, Executive Writing Committee, Dong Zhao, MD, PhD, Executive Writing Committee, Theresa M. Beckie, PhD, Expert Panel Member, Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS, FAHA, Expert Panel Member, Jeanine D'Armiento, MD, PhD, Expert Panel Member, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, Expert Panel Member, Jing Fang, MD, MS, Expert Panel Member, Theodore G. Ganiats, MD, Expert Panel Member, Antoinette S. Gomes, MD, Expert Panel Member, Clarisa R. Gracia, MD, MSCE, Expert Panel Member, Constance K. Haan, MD, MS, Expert Panel Member, Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, MPH, Expert Panel Member, Debra R. Judelson, MD, Expert Panel Member, Ellie Kelepouris, MD, FAHA, Expert Panel Member, Carl J. Lavie, MD, Expert Panel Member, Anne Moore, APRN, Expert Panel Member, Nancy A. Nussmeier, MD, FAHA, Expert Panel Member, Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, Expert Panel Member, Suzanne Oparil, MD, FAHA, Expert Panel Member, Pamela Ouyang, MBBS, Expert Panel Member, Vivian W. Pinn, MD, Expert Panel Member, Katherine Sherif, MD, Expert Panel Member, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, MD, FAHA, Expert Panel Member, George Sopko, MD, MPH, Expert Panel Member, Nisha Chandra-Strobos, MD, Expert Panel Member, Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS, Expert Panel Member, Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, FAHA, Expert Panel Member and Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA, Expert Panel Member
Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women--2011 Update: A Guideline From the American Heart Association
Published online on 7 March 2011
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L. Samuel Wann, MD, MACC, FAHA, Chair, Anne B. Curtis, MD, FACC, FAHA, Craig T. January, MD, PhD, FACC, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, FACC, FHRS, James E. Lowe, MD, FACC, N.A. Mark Estes, III, MD, FACC, FHRS, Richard L. Page, MD, FACC, FHRS, Michael D. Ezekowitz, MB, ChB, FACC, David J. Slotwiner, MD, FACC, Warren M. Jackman, MD, FACC, FHRS, William G. Stevenson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Cynthia M. Tracy, MD, FACC
2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (Update on Dabigatran): American College of Cardiology Foundation American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Expedited Publication published online on 14 February 2011
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American College of Cardiology Foundation American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines American Stroke Association American Association of Neuroscience Nurses American Association of Neurological Surgeons American College of Radiology American Society of Neuroradiology Congress of Neurological Surgeons Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Society of Interventional Radiology Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery Society for Vascular Medicine Society for Vascular Surgery American Academy of Neurology Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Thomas G. Brott, MD, Co-Chair, Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, Co-Chair, Suhny Abbara, MD, J. Michael Bacharach, MD, John D. Barr, MD, Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH, Christopher U. Cates, MD, Mark A. Creager, MD, Susan B. Fowler, PhD* , Gary Friday, MD, Vicki S. Hertzberg, PhD, E. Bruce McIff, MD, Wesley S. Moore, MD, Peter D. Panagos, MD, Thomas S. Riles, MD, Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, Allen J. Taylor, MD
2011 ASA/ACCF/AHA/AANN/AANS/ACR/ASNR/CNS/SAIP/SCAI/SIR/SNIS/SVM/SVS Guideline on the Management of Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease
Expedited Publication published online on 31 January 2011
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American College of Cardiology Foundation American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines American Society of Echocardiography American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Philip Greenland, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Joseph S. Alpert, MD, FACC, FAHA, George A. Beller, MD, MACC, FAHA, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA,, Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, Zahi A. Fayad, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Elyse Foster, MD, FACC, FAHA, Mark.A. Hlatky, MD, FACC, FAHA, John McB. Hodgson, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI,, Frederick G. Kushner, MD, FACC, FAHA,, Michael S. Lauer, MD, FACC, FAHA, Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, MD, FACC, FAHA, Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC, FAHA, Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, FAHA
2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults: Executive Summary
Expedited Publication published online on 15 November 2010
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Gregory J. Dehmer, MD (Chair), John S. Douglas, Jr, MD (Co-Chair), Alexander Abizaid, MD, PhD, Jessica W. Berg, JD, MPH, John Day, MD, Roger Hall, MD, Martin B. Leon, MD, Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, Francis Marchlinski, MD, Seung-Jung Park, MD and Jeffrey J. Popma, MD
SCAI/ACCF/HRS/ESC/SOLACI/APSIC Statement on the Use of Live Case Demonstrations at Cardiology Meetings Assessments of the Past and Standards for the Future
Expedited Publication published online on 21 September 2010
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Andrew Farb, MD*, Sheila A. Brown, RN, CCRC, Deborah A. Wolf, JD and Bram Zuckerman, MD Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
VIEWPOINT: Interventional Cardiology Live Case Presentations Regulatory Considerations
Expedited Publication published online on 21 September 2010
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American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society
of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Society for Vascular Medicine, North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris, Joshua A. Beckman, Robert M. Bersin, Vincent F. Carr, Donald E. Casey Jr, Kim A. Eagle, Luke K. Hermann, Eric M. Isselbacher, Ella A. Kazerooni, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Bruce W. Lytle, Dianna M. Milewicz, David L. Reich, Souvik Sen, Julie A. Shinn, Lars G. Svensson, and David M. Williams
2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease
Expedited Publication published online on March 16, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.015
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 55: e27-e129
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Frederick G. Kushner, Mary Hand, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Spencer B. King III, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, Steven R. Bailey, Eric R. Bates, James C. Blankenship, Donald E. Casey Jr, Lee A. Green, Judith S. Hochman, Alice K. Jacobs,
Harlan M. Krumholz, Douglass A. Morrison, Joseph P. Ornato, David L. Pearle, Eric D. Peterson, Michael A. Sloan, Patrick L. Whitlow, and David O. Williams
2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Updating the 2005
Guideline and 2007 Focused Update): A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Expedited Publication published online on November 18, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.015
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2205-2241
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American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists,
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine, Society for Vascular Surgery, Kirsten E. Fleischmann, Joshua A. Beckman, Christopher E. Buller, Hugh Calkins, Lee A. Fleisher, William K. Freeman, James B. Froehlich,
Edward K. Kasper, Judy R. Kersten, John F. Robb, and R. James Valentine
2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade
Expedited Publication published online on November 2, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 2102-2128
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Mariell Jessup, William T. Abraham, Donald E. Casey, Arthur M. Feldman, Gary S. Francis, Theodore G. Ganiats, Marvin A. Konstam, Donna M. Mancini, Peter S. Rahko, Marc A. Silver, Lynne Warner Stevenson, and Clyde W. Yancy
2009 Focused Update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Developed in Collaboration With the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Expedited Publication published online on March 26, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.009
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1343-1382
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Sharon Ann Hunt, William T. Abraham, Marshall H. Chin, Arthur M. Feldman, Gary S. Francis, Theodore G. Ganiats, Mariell Jessup, Marvin A. Konstam, Donna M. Mancini, Keith Michl, John A. Oates, Peter S. Rahko, Marc A. Silver, Lynne Warner
Stevenson, and Clyde W. Yancy
2009 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Developed in Collaboration With the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Expedited Publicationpublished online on March 26, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: e1-e90
CLINICAL ALERTS
Clinical alerts are generally short (one to two pages) scientific statements that are developed in response to a clinical issue that is time-sensitive and requires an immediate action. These most often evolve as the result of breaking
news/science and are called to the College's attention through the Communications Department. They are generally in response to new clinical information that requires clarification or interpretation of current policy. The Executive Vice President???s office
will work with the ACC President and staff from the Science and Quality Department to identify the appropriate ACC committee and/or ACC members to review the issue and determine if an ACC clinical alert is needed. The President will identify an appropriate
standing committee and/or other ACC members to draft the alert which will be forwarded to the ACC Board of Trustees for review and approval if time permits or to the Executive Committee who can act in lieu of the BOT if time is short. Clinical Alerts should
not be confused with a Guideline Focused Update which is initiated by the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines as part of it???s biannual review of new evidence. Document Development (Guideline) staff will ensure coordination of focused updates and potential
clinical alerts to avoid overlap and duplication of effort.
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American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents, American Heart Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, David R. Holmes Jr, Gregory
J. Dehmer, Sanjay Kaul, Dana Leifer, Patrick T. O'Gara, and C. Michael Stein
ACCF/AHA Clopidogrel Clinical Alert: Approaches to the FDA "Boxed Warning"
Expedited Publication published online on June 28, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.013
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Sanjay Kaul, Ann F. Bolger, David Herrington, Robert P. Giugliano, and Robert H. Eckel
Thiazolidinedione Drugs and Cardiovascular Risks: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation
Expedited Publicationpublished online on April 27, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.014
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:1885-1894
APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA
Current patterns of utilization of procedures are characterized by significant regional variation. Faced with uncertainties about the true nature of current utilization rates and patterns, clinicians, payers, and patients are demanding
criteria to evaluate the “appropriateness” of cardiovascular services, especially for imaging. The American College of Cardiology believes that a careful blending of evidence-based information and clinical experience can help guide a more efficient and equitable
allocation of health care resources. The ultimate objective of the criteria is to improve patient care and health outcomes in a cost-effective manner, without constraining the crucial role of physician judgment in the face of diverse clinical presentations
and varying patient characteristics. Unlike comprehensive guidelines, appropriateness criteria focus on the most common patient scenarios for which procedures may be considered. The documents help define when it is reasonable to perform a procedure and importantly
when it is not reasonable. A working group of the Quality Strategic Directions Committee oversees the creation of topic specific indications and appoints a technical panel per procedure considered. The panel utilizes a modified Delphi process to rate individual
patient scenarios. Current scientific evidence is provided as one element for consideration during rating but cost, other tests, and physician judgment also are implicitly considered.
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Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC, FAHA, FASE, Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC, FACP, David E. Haines, MD, FACC, FHRS, Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FACC, FASE, Warren J. Manning, MD, FACC, Ayan R. Patel, MD, FACC, Michael H. Picard, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA,
Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH, FACC, FASE, FASNC, Michael Ragosta, MD, FACC, FSCAI, R. Parker Ward, MD, FACC, FASE, FASNC, Rory B. Weiner, MD
ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American Heart Association,
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular
Magnetic Resonance
Expedited Publication Published online 19 November 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.002.
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Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing Group*, Manuel Cerqueira, MD, FACC, FASNC, Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing Group, John McB. Hodgson, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing
Group, Daniel Mark, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing Group*, James Min, MD, FACC, Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing Group, Patrick O'Gara, MD, FACC, FAHA, Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing Group|| and Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, FSCBTMR,
Cardiac Computed Tomography Writing Group
ACCF/SCCT/ACR/AHA/ASE/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SCMR 2010 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography
A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the American College of Radiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, the
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Published online 25 October 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.005
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 56:1864-1894
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Robert C. Hendel, Daniel S. Berman, Marcelo F. Di Carli, Paul A. Heidenreich, Robert E. Henkin, Patricia A. Pellikka, Gerald M. Pohost, and Kim A. Williams
ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM 2009 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American
College of Radiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine
Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians
Expedited Publication published online on May 18, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2201-2229
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Manesh R. Patel, Gregory J. Dehmer, John W. Hirshfeld, Peter K. Smith, and John A. Spertus
ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC 2009 Appropriateness Criteria for Coronary Revascularization: A Report by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society
of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Expedited Publication published online on January 5, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 530-553
EXPERT CONCENSUS DOCUMENTS
Clinical expert consensus documents are intended to inform practitioners, payers and other interested parties of the opinion of the ACC concerning evolving areas of clinical practice and/or technologies that are widely available or new
to the practice community. Expert consensus documents appear in the medical literature via publication in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Clinical expert consensus documents are evidence-based whenever possible but tend to be shorter than guidelines and developed around a topic that is more narrowly focused, is new or emerging, and for
which a smaller body of evidence is available. When appropriate, in lieu of convening a writing committee, a small consensus conference may be convened to bring together experts and generate a document. Expert consensus documents may be developed jointly
with other organizations. In some cases these joint documents may be lead and/or staffed by other organizations. The ACC Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents is the committee that has jurisdiction over the development of these documents.
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American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents American Academy of Neurology American Geriatrics Society American Society for Preventive Cardiology American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology Association ofBlack Cardiologists European Society of Hypertension,Wilbert S. Aronow, MD, FACC, Co-Chair, Jerome L. Fleg, MD, FACC, Co-Chair,Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC, Co-Chair, Nancy T. Artinian, PhD, RN, FAHA, George Bakris, MD, FASN,Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, Mary Ann Forciea, MD, FACP,William H. Frishman, MD, FACC, Cheryl Jaigobin, MD, John B. Kostis, MD, FACC, Giuseppi Mancia, MD, Suzanne Oparil, MD, FACC, Eduardo Ortiz, MD, MPH, Efrain Reisin, MD, FASN, Michael W. Rich, MD, FACC,Douglas D. Schocken, MD, FACC, FAHA, Michael A. Weber, MD, FACC, Deborah J. Wesley, RN, BSN.
ACCF/AHA 2011 Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension in the Elderly
Expedited Publication published online on 25 April 2011
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American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents, Neena S. Abraham, MD, FACG, Chair, Mark A. Hlatky, MD, FACC, FAHA, Vice Chair{dagger}, Elliott M. Antman, MD, FACC, FAHA{ddagger}, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD,
MPH, FACC, FAHA, David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH, FACG, Craig B. Clark, DO, FACC, FAHA, Curt D. Furberg, MD, PhD, FAHA, David A. Johnson, MD, FACG, Charles J. Kahi, MD, MSc, FACG, Loren Laine, MD, FACG, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD, FACC, Eamonn M. Quigley, MD, FACG,
James Scheiman, MD, FACG, Laurence S. Sperling, MD, FACC, FAHA, Gordon F. Tomaselli, MD, FACC, FAHA
ACCF/ACG/AHA 2010 Expert Consensus Document on the Concomitant Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Thienopyridines: A Focused Update of the ACCF/ACG/AHA 2008 Expert Consensus Document on Reducing the Gastrointestinal Risks of Antiplatelet Therapy and
NSAID Use
Expedited Publication published online on November 8, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.010
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American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology Foundation, Michael Pignone, Mark J. Alberts, John A. Colwell, Mary Cushman, Silvio E. Inzucchi, Debabrata Mukherjee, Robert S. Rosenson, Craig
D. Williams, Peter W. Wilson, and M. Sue Kirkman
Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in People With Diabetes
Expedited Publication published online on May 27, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.04.003
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 55: 2878-2886
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W. Gregory Hundley, David A. Bluemke, J. Paul Finn, Scott D. Flamm, Mark A. Fogel, Matthias G. Friedrich, Vincent B. Ho, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Christopher M. Kramer, Warren J. Manning, Manesh Patel, Gerald M. Pohost, Arthur E. Stillman,
Richard D. White, and Pamela K. Woodard
ACCF/ACR/AHA/NASCI/SCMR 2010 Expert Consensus Document on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents
Expedited Publication published online on May 17, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.011
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 55: 2614-2662
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Daniel B. Mark, Daniel S. Berman, Matthew J. Budoff, J. Jeffrey Carr, Thomas C. Gerber, Harvey S. Hecht, Mark A. Hlatky, John McB. Hodgson, Michael S. Lauer, Julie M. Miller, Richard L. Morin, Debabrata Mukherjee, Michael Poon, Geoffrey
D. Rubin, and Robert S. Schwartz
ACCF/ACR/AHA/NASCI/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT 2010 Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents
Expedited Publication published online on May 17, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.013
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 55: 2663-2699
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Patrick T. O'Gara, Steven R. Messe, E. Murat Tuzcu, Gloria Catha, and John C. Ring
Percutaneous Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Stroke Prevention: A Call for Completion of Randomized Clinical Trials A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and the American College of Cardiology
Foundation The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this science advisory
Expedited Publication published online on May 11, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 2014-2018
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Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Stephen L. Archer, David B. Badesch, Robyn J. Barst, Harrison W. Farber, Jonathan R. Lindner, Michael A. Mathier, Michael D. McGoon, Myung H. Park, Robert S. Rosenson, Lewis J. Rubin, Victor F. Tapson, and John
Varga
ACCF/AHA 2009 Expert Consensus Document on Pulmonary Hypertension: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association
Developed in Collaboration With the American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc.; and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Expedited Publication published online on March 30, 2009, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.01.004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 1573-1619
DATA STANDARDS
The ACCF recognizes the importance of refining the lexicon used to describe the process and outcomes of clinical care, whether in randomized trials, observational studies, registries, or quality-improvement initiatives. Broad professional agreement on a common vocabulary with common definitions will facilitate cross-study comparisons or, when advantageous, combining of data across studies and will improve the assessment of any project’s generalizability to clinical practice. Under the purview of the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Clinical Data Standards, the ACCF and AHA have undertaken the development and publication of clinical data standards, sets of standardized data elements and corresponding definitions that can be used in a variety of data collection efforts for a range of cardiovascular conditions. In addition to the expertise of the members of the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Clinical Data Standards and related writing committees, current scientific evidence, clinical trials, and national registries provide the foundation for the selection and definition of data elements.
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation American Academy of Neurology American Association of Neurological Surgeons American Diabetes Association Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Vascular Disease Foundation, Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Writing Committee Member,Michael Belkin, MD, Writing Committee Member, Edward I. Bluth, MD, FACR, Writing Committee Member,,Donald E. Casey, Jr, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACP, Writing Committee Member, Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, FAHA, FAAN, Writing Committee Member,Michael D. Dake, MD, Writing Committee Member,Jerome L. Fleg, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing Committee Member,Alan T. Hirsch, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing Committee Member,Michael R. Jaff, DO, FACC, Writing Committee Members, John A. Kern, MD, Writing Committee Members,David J. Malenka, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Edward T. Martin, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Emile R. Mohler, III, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Timothy Murphy, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR, FSVMB, Writing Committee Membe,Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, Writing Committee Member,Judith G. Regensteiner, PhD, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, FACS, FAHA, Writing Committee Members, Peter Sheehan, MD, Writing Committee Member, Kerry J. Stewart, EdD, MAACVPR, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr, MD, FACS, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Christopher J. White, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing Committee Member, Jack A. Ziffer, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FSCCT, Writing Committee Member
2012 ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM/SVN Key Data Elements and Definitions for Peripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Peripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease)
Expedited Publication published online on Dec 5, 2011, doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.860
J Am Coll Cardiol 2011
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William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD, FACC, FAHA, Vice-Chair, James E. Tcheng, MD, FACC, Vice-Chair, Jeffrey R. Boris, MD, FACC, Alfred E. Buxton, MD, FACC, FAHA, James T. Dove, MD, MACC, Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, Lee R. Goldberg, MD, MPH, FACC, Paul Heidenreich, MD, FACC, FAHA, Robert C. Hendel, MD, FACC, FAHA, Alice K. Jacobs, MD, FACC, FAHA, William Lewis, MD, Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC and David M. Shahian, MD, FACC, FAHA
ACC/AHA/ACR/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SIR DATA STANDARDS
ACC/AHA/ACR/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SIR 2008 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiac Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Cardiac Imaging)
Expedited Publication published online on June 6, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2011
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Robert C. Hendel, Matthew J. Budoff, John F. Cardella, Charles E. Chambers, John M. Dent, David M. Fitzgerald, John McB. Hodgson, Elizabeth Klodas, Christopher M. Kramer, Arthur E. Stillman, Peter L. Tilkemeier, R. Parker Ward, Wm. Guy
Weigold, Richard D. White, and Pamela K. Woodard
ACC/AHA/ACR/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SIR 2008 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiac Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee
to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Cardiac Imaging)
Expedited Publication published online on December 8, 2008, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.006
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 91-124
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Martha J. Radford, Paul A. Heidenreich, Steven R. Bailey, David C. Goff, Frederick L. Grover, Edward P. Havranek, Richard E. Kuntz, David J. Malenka, Eric D. Peterson, Rita F. Redberg, and Veronique Lee Roger
ACC/AHA 2007 Methodology for the Development of Clinical Data Standards: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards
Expedited Publication published online 12 February 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.002
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2007; 49:830-837
Robert C. Hendel, Matthew J. Budoff, John F. Cardella, Charles E. Chambers, John M. Dent, David M. Fitzgerald, John McB. Hodgson, Elizabeth Klodas, Christopher M. Kramer, Arthur E. Stillman, Peter L. Tilkemeier, R. Parker Ward, Wm. Guy
Weigold, Richard D. White, and Pamela K. Woodard
ACC/AHA/ACR/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SIR 2008 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiac Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee
to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Cardiac Imaging)
Expedited Publication published online on December 8, 2008, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.006
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 91-124
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Martha J. Radford, Paul A. Heidenreich, Steven R. Bailey, David C. Goff, Frederick L. Grover, Edward P. Havranek, Richard E. Kuntz, David J. Malenka, Eric D. Peterson, Rita F. Redberg, and Veronique Lee Roger
ACC/AHA 2007 Methodology for the Development of Clinical Data Standards: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards
Expedited Publication published online 12 February 2007, 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.002
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2007; 49:830-837
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The development of physician-level performance measures for important cardiovascular diseases and procedures is intended to promote the implementation of evidence-based guidelines. The intent of these measures is to provide practitioners with an opportunity to measure the quality of care for cardiovascular patients and to identify areas for further improvement. These measures are based on and directly promote the use of ACCF/AHA clinical practice guidelines, yet it is important to note they are not practice guidelines. Rather, they are specific measures that are indicative of quality, evidence-based care. As state and federal level efforts to measure quality and publicly report outcomes continue to expand, it is important that physicians be involved in every step of the process. As such, the ACCF, through the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures, continues to ensure that cardiovascular specialists play a central and guiding role in defining and measuring quality of care.
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American Academy of Family Physicians American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists American College of Emergency Physicians American College of Radiology American Nurses Association American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Society of Hospital Medicine Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Joseph Drozda, Jr., MD, FACC, Co-Chair, Joseph V. Messer, MD, MACC, FAHA, FACP, Co-Chair, John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Co-Chair, Bruce Abramowitz, MD, FACC, Karen Alexander, MD, FACC, Craig T. Beam, CRE, Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC, FAHA, FACP, Jill S. Burkiewicz, PharmD, BCPS, Michael Crouch, MD, MSPH, David C. Goff, Jr., MD, PhD, FAHA, FACP, Richard Hellman, MD, FACP, FACE, Thomas James, MD, FACP, FAAP, Marjorie L. King, MD, FACC, MAACVPR, Edison A. Machado, Jr., MD, MBA, Eduardo Ortiz, MD, MPH, Michael O'Toole, MD, FACC, Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH, Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE, FAAEM, Frank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, Lawrence B. Sadwin, Joanna D. Sikkema, MSN, ANP-BC, FAHA, Peter K. Smith, MD, Patrick J. Torcson, MD, FACP, John B. Wong, MD, FACP
ACCF/AHA/AMA-PCPI 2011 Performance Measures for Adults With Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension
Published online 13 June 2011, 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.002
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American College of Cardiology Foundation American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures American College of Radiology Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Society for Interventional Radiology Society for Vascular
Medicine Society for Vascular Nursing Society for Vascular Surgery (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Peripheral Artery Disease) American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation American Diabetes Association
Society for Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography PAD Coalition American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management, Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, Chair, David E.
Allie, MD, Michael Belkin, MD, Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC, FAHA, Donald E. Casey, Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA, Thomas C. Gerber, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, Alan T. Hirsch, MD, FACC, FAHA, Michael R. Jaff, DO, FACC, FAHA, John A.
Kaufman, MD, FAHA, Curtis A. Lewis, MD, MBA, JD, Edward T. Martin, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, Louis G. Martin, MD, FSIR, Peter Sheehan, MD, Kerry J. Stewart, EdD, FAACVPR, FAHA, FACSM, Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA, Christopher J. White, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI,
Zhi-Jie Zheng, MD, PhD.
ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/SVM/SVN/SVS 2010 Performance Measures for Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease
Published online ahead of print on November 29, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.08.606
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American College of Cardiology Foundation American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, John A. Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC, FAHA, Paul Chan, MD, MSc, FACC, George A. Diamond, MD, FACC,
Joseph P. Drozda, Jr., MD, FACC, Sanjay Kaul, MBBS, FACC, Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, FAHA, Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, PhD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Martha J. Radford, MD, FACC,
FAHA, John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA
ACCF/AHA New Insights Into the Methodology of Performance Measurement
Published online on November 8, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.009
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 56:1767-1782
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Rita F. Redberg, Emelia J. Benjamin, Vera Bittner, Lynne T. Braun, David C. Goff Jr, Stephen Havas, Darwin R. Labarthe, Marian C. Limacher, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Samia Mora, Thomas A. Pearson, Martha J. Radford, Gerald W. Smetana, John
A. Spertus, and Erica W. Swegler
ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop Performance
Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease) Developed in Collaboration With the American Academy of Family Physicians; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Endorsed by the American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, and Society for Women's Health Research
Expedited Publication published online on May 17, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1364-1405
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Eric D. Peterson, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Frederick A. Masoudi, Sean M. O'Brien, Pamela N. Peterson, John S. Rumsfeld, David M. Shahian, and Richard E. Shaw
ACCF/AHA 2010 Position Statement on Composite Measures for Healthcare Performance Assessment: American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop a Position Statement
on Composite Measures)
Expedited Publication published online on March 29, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.016
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 55: 1755-1766
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Rita F. Redberg, Emelia J. Benjamin, Vera Bittner, Lynne T. Braun, David C. Goff Jr, Stephen Havas, Darwin R. Labarthe, Marian C. Limacher, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Samia Mora, Thomas A. Pearson, Martha J. Radford, Gerald W. Smetana, John
A. Spertus, and Erica W. Swegler
ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop Performance
Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease) Developed in Collaboration With the American Academy of Family Physicians; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Endorsed by the American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, and Society for Women's Health Research
Expedited Publication published online on May 17, 2010, 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1364-1405
HEALTH POLICY STATEMENTS
Health Policy Statements generally promote or advocate the ACC’s approach to health care policies and programs (e.g., pay for performance, retrospective review). Health Policy Statements are not intended to offer clinical guidance for treating patients, though periodically they focus on clinical topics. These statements are official ACC policy and are published in JACC or other journals as appropriate. These documents fall under the purview of the ACCF Clinical Quality Committee.
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David R. Holmes, Jr, MD, FACC, Chair, Jeffrey A. Becker, MD, FACC, Christopher B. Granger, MD, FACC, FAHA, Marian C. Limacher, MD, FACC, FAHA, Robert Lee Page, II, PharmD, MSPH, FAHA and Cathy Sila, MD
Joseph P. Drozda, Jr, MD, FACC, Chair, Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, FACC, Blair D. Erb, Jr, MD, FACC, Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC, Jerry D. Kennett, MD, FACC, Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC, Athena Poppas, MD, FACC, David J. Sahn, MD, FACC, Mark L. Sanz, MD, FACC, David M. Shahian, MD, FACC, John R. Windle, MD, FACC and Janet F. Wyman, RN, FACC
ACCF/AHA 2011 Health Policy Statement on Therapeutic Interchange and Substitution
A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Quality Committee
Published online 15 August 2011, J Am Coll Cardiol, doi:10.1016
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David R. Holmes, Jr, MD, FACC, Chair, Jeffrey A. Becker, MD, FACC,Christopher B. Granger, MD, FACC, FAHA, Marian C. Limacher, MD, FACC, FAHA,Robert Lee Page, II, PharmD, MSPH, FAHA and Cathy Sila, MD, Joseph P. Drozda, Jr, MD, FACC, Chair, Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, FACC, Blair D. Erb, Jr, MD, FACC,Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC, Jerry D. Kennett, MD, FACC, Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC,Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC, Athena Poppas, MD, FACC,David J. Sahn, MD, FACC, Mark L. Sanz, MD, FACC, David M. Shahian, MD, FACC,John R. Windle, MD, FACC and Janet F. Wyman, RN, FACC
ACCF/AHA 2011 Health Policy Statement on Therapeutic Interchange and Substitution
A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Quality Committee
Published online 15 August 2011, 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.01.001
J Am Coll Cardiol 2011
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Joseph P. Drozda, Vincent J. Bufalino, James W. Fasules, Eric D. Peterson, Rita F. Redberg, Janet S. Wright, and Joseph M. Allen
ACC 2009 Advocacy Position Statement: Principles for Comparative Effectiveness Research
10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.006
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1744-1746
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Pamela S. Douglas, Robert C. Hendel, Jennifer E. Cummings, John M. Dent, John McB. Hodgson, Udo Hoffmann, Robert J. Horn III, W. Gregory Hundley, Charles E. Kahn Jr, Gerard R. Martin, Frederick A. Masoudi, Eric D. Peterson, Geoffrey L.
Rosenthal, Harry Solomon, Arthur E. Stillman, Shawn D. Teague, James D. Thomas, Peter L. Tilkemeier, and Wm. Guy Weigold
ACCF/ACR/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 Health Policy Statement on Structured Reporting in Cardiovascular Imaging
Expedited Publication published online on December 8, 2008, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.005
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 76-90
SURVEY AND DATA REPORTS - NOT OFFICIAL ACC POLICY
Survey and data reports are developed by an ACC or ACCF committee for the sole purpose of presenting data or scientific research evolving from a committee initiative. The articles undergo a modified peer review process modified peer review process that includes groups who sponsor the article and are published in JACC. The articles represent the views of the writers and carry the caveat that the findings and conclusions in the report are those of the writing committee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the ACCF.
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ACCF Heart Failure and Transplant Committee, AHA Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee, and Heart Failure Society of America, Mariell Jessup, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, FAHA, David E. Lanfear, MD, MS, FACC, JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD, FACC, Barry M. Massie, MD, FACC, Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC, Mark J. Zucker, MD, FACC
ACCF/AHA/HFSA 2011 Survey Results: Current Staffing Profile of Heart Failure Programs, Including Programs That Perform Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Implantation
Expedited Publication published online on 4 April 2011
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Athena Poppas, MD, FACC, Chair, Writing Committee Member, Jennifer Cummings, MD, FACC, Writing Committee Member, Sharmila Dorbala, MD, FACC, Writing Committee Member, Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC, Writing Committee Member, Elyse Foster,
MD, FACC, Writing Committee Member and Marian C. Limacher, MD, FACC, Writing Committee Member
Survey Results: A Decade of Change in Professional Life in Cardiology:
A 2008 Report of the ACC Women in Cardiology Council
10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.008
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2008; 52:2215-2226
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Antonio Pelliccia, Douglas P. Zipes, and Barry J. Maron
Bethesda Conference #36 and the European Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations Revisited: A Comparison of U.S. and European Criteria for Eligibility and Disqualification of Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities
10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.055
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., December 9, 2008; 52: 1990 - 1996
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Richard L. Popp and Sidney C. Smith, Jr
ACCF/AHA Consensus Conference Report on Professionalism and Ethics
10.1016/j.jacc.2004.08.036
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., Oct 2004; 44: 1718 - 1721
COMPETENCE AND TRAINING STATEMENTS
Competence and training statements present ACCF recommendations for the minimal education, training, and experience required to attain the cognitive and technical skills necessary for the competent performance of a specific cardiovascular procedure or technology. Training statements identify the education, training, and experience required for Levels 1, 2, and 3 expertise for fellowship training; competence statements focus on education, training and experience required for post-fellowship training. These documents are evidence-based to the extent possible and draw on the expert opinion of physicians in various practice settings to provide additional expertise. The development of competence and training statements is the domain of the ACCF/AHA/ACP Task Force on Competence and Training.
Note: The ACCF is NOT a licensing, credentialing, or certifying organization. ACCF recommendations regarding competence and training are developed to guide those individuals, institutions, and organizations responsible for cardiovascular training and certification programs.
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American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association, American College of Physicians Task Force on Competence and Training (Writing Committee to Develop a Competence and Training Statement on Prevention of Cardiovascular
Disease), American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American College of Preventive Medicine, American Diabetes Association, American Society of Hypertension, Association of Black Cardiologists, National
Lipid Association, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Mark J. Alberts, Gary J. Balady, Christie M. Ballantyne, Kathy Berra, Henry R. Black, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael H. Davidson, Sara B. Fazio, Keith C. Ferdinand, Lawrence
J. Fine, Vivian Fonseca, Barry A. Franklin, Patrick E. McBride, George A. Mensah, Geno J. Merli, Patrick T. O'Gara, Paul D. Thompson, and James A. Underberg
ACCF/AHA/ACP 2009 Competence and Training Statement: A Curriculum on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
10.1016/j.jacc.2009.05.019
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 54: 1336-1363
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James D. Thomas, William A. Zoghbi, George A. Beller, Robert O. Bonow, Matthew J. Budoff, Manuel D. Cerqueira, Mark A. Creager, Pamela S. Douglas, Valentin Fuster, Mario J. Garcia, David R. Holmes Jr, Warren J. Manning, Gerald M. Pohost,
Thomas J. Ryan, William A. Van Decker, and Susan E. Wiegers
ACCF 2008 Training Statement on Multimodality Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training
Developed in Collaboration With the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society for Vascular Medicine
Expedited Publication published online on December 8, 2008, 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.004
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 53: 125-146
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