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Chapter 1 – Chronic Stable Angina

Guideline:
2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina

Reference: Circulation 2007; 116; 2762-2772

Writing Committee Members

Raymond J. Gibbons, Jonathan Abrams, Kanu Chatterjee, Jennifer Daley, Prakash C. Deedwania, John S. Douglas, T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr, Stephan D. Fihn, Theodore D. Fraker, Jr, Julius M. Gardin, Robert A. O'Rourke, Richard C. Pasternak, Sankey V. Williams. Task Force Members: Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Chair, Alice K. Jacobs, Vice-Chair, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey l. Anderson, Christopher E. Buller, Mark A. Creager, Steven M. Ettinger, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon A. Hunt, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel, Lynn G. Tarkington, Clyde W. Yancy

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Chapter 2 – Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (UA/NSTEMI)

Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Reference: Circulation 2007;116; e148-e304

Writing Committee Members

Jeffrey L. Anderson, Cynthia D. Adams, Elliott M. Antman, Charles R. Bridges, Robert M. Califf, Donald E. Casey, Jr, William E. Chavey II, Francis M. Fesmire, Judith S. Hochman, Thomas N. Levin, A. Michael Lincoff, Eric D. Peterson, Pierre Theroux, Nanette Kass Wenger, R. Scott Wright. ACC/AHA Task Force Members: Sidney C. Smith, Jr., Chair, Alice K. Jacobs, Vice-Chair, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon A. Hunt, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel.

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Chapter 3 - ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Guideline:
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Reference: Circulation 2004;110;e82-e293

Writing Committee Members

Elliott M. Antman, Chair, Daniel T. Anbe, Paul Wayne Armstrong, Eric R. Bates, Lee A. Green, Mary Hand, Judith S. Hochman, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Gervasio A. Lamas, Charles J. Mullany, Joseph P. Ornato, David L. Pearle, Michael A. Sloan, Sidney C. Smith, Jr.. Task Force Members: Elliott M. Antman, Sidney C. Smith, Jr., Joseph S. Alpert, Jeffrey L. Anderson, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Raymond J. Gibbons, Gabriel Gregoratos, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon Ann Hunt, Alice K. Jacobs, Joseph P. Ornato

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Guideline:
2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Reference: Circulation 2008;117: 296-329

Writing Committee Members

Elliott M. Antman, Co-Chair, Mary Hand, Co-Chair Paul W. Armstrong, Eric R. Bates, Lee A. Green, Lakshmi K. Halasyamani, Judith S. Hochman, Harlan M. Krumholz, Gervasio A. Lamas, Charles J. Mullany, David L. Pearle, Michael A. Sloan, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, 2004 Writing Committee Members: Elliott M. Antman, Chair Daniel T. Anbe, Paul W. Armstrong, Eric R. Bates, Lee A. Green, Mary Hand, Judith S. Hochman, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Gervasio A. Lamas, Charles J. Mullany, Joseph P. Oato, David L. Pearle, Michael A. Sloan, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Task Force Members: Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Chair Alice K. Jacobs, Vice-Chair Cynthia D. Adams, MSN, PhD, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Christopher E. Buller, Mark A. Creager, Steven M. Ettinger, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon A. Hunt, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel, Lynn G. Tarkington, Clyde W. Yancy

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Chapter 4 – Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs

Statement:
Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Programs: 2007 Update

Reference: Circulation 2007;115: 2675-2682

Writing Committee Members

Gary J. Balady, Chair; Mark A. Williams, Co-Chair; Philip A. Ades, Vera Bittner, Patricia Comoss, JoAnne M. Foody, Barry Franklin, Bonnie Sanderson, Douglas Southard

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Statement:
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

Reference: Circulation 2005;111: 369-376

Writing Committee Members

Arthur S. Leon, Chair Barry A. Franklin, PhD, Fernando Costa, Gary J. Balady, Kathy A. Berra, Kerry J. Stewart, Paul D. Thompson, Mark A. Williams, Michael S. Lauer

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Performance Measure:
AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 Performance Measures on Cardiac Rehabilitation for Referral to and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Services

Reference: Circulation 2007;116;1611-1642

Writing Committee Members

Randal J. Thomas, Chair, Marjorie King, Karen Lui, Neil Oldridge, Lleana L. Pina, John Spertus. ACC/AHA Task Force Members: Robert O. Bonow, Chair, N. A. Mark Estes III, David C. Goff, Kathleen L. Grady, Ann R. Hiniker, Frederick A. Masoudi, Ileana L. Pina, Martha J. Radford, John S. Rumsfeld, Gayle R. Whitman

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Chapter 5 – Secondary Prevention for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease

Guideline:
AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update

Reference: Circulation 2006;113: 2363-2372

Writing Committee Members

Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Jerilyn Allen, Steven N. Blair, Robert O. Bonow, Lawrence M. Brass, Gregg C. Fonarow, Scott M. Grundy, Loren Hiratzka, Daniel Jones, Harlan M. Krumholz, Lori Mosca, Richard C. Pasternak, Thomas Pearson, Marc A. Pfeffer, Kathryn A. Taubert

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Chapter 6 – Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Guideline:
2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline Update for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Reference: Circulation 2008;117; 261-295

Writing Committee Members

Spencer B. King, III, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, John W. Hirshfeld, Jr, Alice K. Jacobs, Douglass A. Morrison, David O. Williams, 2005 Writing Committee Members, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Ted E. Feldman, John W. Hirshfeld, Jr, Alice K. Jacobs, Morton J. Kern, Spencer B. King III, Douglass A. Morrison, William W. O'Neill, Hartzell V. Schaff, Patrick L. Whitlow, David O. Williams, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Christopher E. Buller, Mark A. Creager, Steven M. Ettinger, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon A. Hunt, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel, Lynn G. Tarkington and Clyde W. Yancy

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Guideline:
ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline Update for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—Summary Article

Reference: Circulation 2006;113:156-175

Writing Committee Members

Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Chair Ted E. Feldman, John W. Hirshfeld, Jr, Alice K. Jacobs, Morton J. Kern, Spencer B. King, III, MACC, Douglass A. Morrison, William W. O’Neill, Hartzell V. Schaff, Patrick L. Whitlow, David O. Williams TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Elliott M. Antman, Chair Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Vice-Chair Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon Ann Hunt, Alice K. Jacobs, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel

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Chapter 7 – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)

Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery [Full Text]

Reference: Circulation 2004;110; e340-e437

Writing Committee Members

Kim A. Eagle, Co-chair, Robert A. Guyton, Co-chair, Ravin Davidoff, Fred H. Edwards, Gordon A. Ewy, Timothy J. Gardner, James C. Hart, Howard C. Herrmann, L. David Hillis, Adolph M. Hutter, Jr, Bruce Whitney Lytle, Robert A. Marlow, William C. Nugent, Thomas A. Orszulak. Task Force Members: Elliott M. Antman, Chair, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Vice Chair, Joseph S. Alpert, Jeffrey L. Anderson, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Raymond J. Gibbons, Gabriel Gregoratos, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon Ann Hunt, Alice K. Jacobs, Joseph P. Ornato

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Chapter 8 – Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery

Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery [Full Text]

Reference: Circulation 2007;116; e418-e500

Writing Committee Members

Lee A. Fleisher, Joshus A. Beckman, Kenneth A. Brown, Hugh Calkins, Elliot L Chaikof, Kirsten E. Fleischmann, William K. Freeman, James B. Froehlich, Edward K. Kasper, Judy R. Kersten, Barbara Riegel and John F. Robb

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Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary

Reference: Circulation 2007;116:1971-1996

Writing Committee Members

Lee A. Fleisher, Chair; Joshua A. Beckman, Kenneth A. Brown, Hugh Calkins, Elliot L. Chaikof, Kirsten E. Fleischmann, William K. Freeman, James B. Froehlich, Edward K. Kasper, Judy R. Kersten, Barbara Riegel, John F. Robb

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Chapter 9 – Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Guideline:
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic) [Full Text]

Reference: Circulation 2006;113; e463-e465

Writing Committee Members

Alan T. Hirsch, Ziv J. Haskal, Norman R. Hertzer, Curtis W. Bakal, Mark A. Creager, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, William R.C. Murphy, Jeffrey W. Olin, Jules B. Puschett, Kenneth A. Rosenfield, David Sacks, James C. Stanley, Lloyd M. Taylor, Jr, Christopher J. White, John White and Rodney A. White

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Chapter 10 – Cholesterol Management in the Context of Risk Factor Profile

Guideline:
NCEP Report - Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Eduction Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines

Reference: Circulation 2004;110: 227-239

Writing Committee Members

Scott M. Grundy; James I. Cleeman; C. Noel Bairey Merz; H. Bryan Brewer, Jr; Luther T. Clark; Donald B. Hunninghake*; Richard C. Pasternak; Sidney C. Smith, Jr; Neil J. Stone, for the Coordinating Committee of the National Cholesterol Education Program, Endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, American College of Cardiology Foundation, and American Heart Association

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Chapter 11 – Hypertension

Statement:
Treatment of Hypertension in the Prevention and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease

Reference: Circulation 2007;115; 2761-2788

Writing Committee Members

Clive Rosendorff, Chair, Henry R. Black, Christopher P. Cannon, Bernard J. Gersh, Joel Gore, Joseph L. Izzo, Jr, Norman M. Kaplan, Christopher M. O'Connor, Patrick T. O'Gara, Suzanne Oparil

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Statement:
Dietary Approaches to Prevent and Treat Hypertension

Reference: Circulation 2006;47: 296

Writing Committee Members

Lawrence J. Appel, Michael W. Brands, Stephen R. Daniels, Njeri Karanja, Patricia J. Elmer, Frank M. Sacks

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Statement:
Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans and Experimental Animals. Part 1: Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans, a Statement from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Council on High Blood Pressure Research (2005)

Reference: Circulation 2005; 45:142

Writing Committee Members

Thomas G. Pickering, John E. Hall, Lawrence J. Appel, Bonita E. Falkner, John Graves, Martha N. Hill, Daniel W. Jones, Theodore Kurtz, Sheldon G. Sheps, Edward J. Roccella

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Statement:
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure – JNC 7 (2003)

Reference: Circulation 2003;42:1206

Writing Committee Members

Aram V. Chobanian; George L. Bakris; Henry R. Black; William C. Cushman; Lee A. Green; Joseph L. Izzo, Jr; Daniel W. Jones; Barry J. Materson; Suzanne Oparil; Jackson T. Wright, Jr; Edward J. Roccella; the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee

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Chapter 12 – CVD Prevention in Women

Guideline:
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update

Reference: Circulation 2007;115;1481-1501

Writing Committee Members

Lori Mosca, Carole L. BankA, Emelia J. Benjamin, Kathy Berra, Cheryl Bushnell, Rowena J. Dolor, Theodore G. Ganiats, Antoinette S. Gomes, Heather L. Gornik, Clarissa Gracia, Martha Gulati, Constance K. Haan, Debra R. Judelson, Nora Keenan, Ellie Kelepouris, Erin D. Michos, L. Kristin Newby, Suzanne Oparil, Pamela Ouyang, Mehmet C. Oz, Diana Petitti, Vivian W. Pinn, Rita F. Redberg, Rosalyn Scott, Katherine Sherif, Sidney C. Smith, Jr., George Sopko, Robin H. Steinhorn, Neil J. Stone, Kathryn A. Taubert, Barbara A. Todd, Elaine Urbina, Nanette K. Wenger and for the Expert/Panel Writing Group

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Chapter 13 – Heart Failure

Statement:
Patient Selection for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Reference: Circulation 2005;111: 2146-2150

Writing Committee Members

S. Adam Strickberger, Jamie Conti, Emile G. Daoud, Edward Havranek, Mandeep R. Mehra, Ileana L. Piña, James Young, Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the Heart Failure Society of America

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Performance Measure:
ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Chronic Heart Failure

Reference: Circulation 2005;112: 1853-1887

Writing Committee Members

Robert O. Bonow, Chair; Susan Bennett, Donald E. Casey, Jr, Theodore G. Ganiats, Mark A. Hlatky, Marvin A. Konstam, Costas T. Lambrew, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Ileana L. Pina, Martha J. Radford, Andrew L. Smith, Lynne Warner Stevenson, TASK FORCE MEMBERS Robert O. Bonow, Chair; Susan J. Bennett, Gregory Burke, Kim A. Eagle, Harlan M. Krumholz, Costas T. Lambrew, Jane Linderbaum, Frederick A. Masoudi, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, James L. Ritchie, John S. Rumsfeld, John A. Spertus

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Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult

Reference: Circulation 2005;112: e154-e235

Writing Committee Members

Sharon Ann Hunt, Chair; 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, Clyde W. Yancy

Task Force Members

Elliott M. Antman, Chair; Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Vice Chair; Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon Ann Hunt, Alice K. Jacobs, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel

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Executive Summary

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Chapter 14 – Cardiomyopathies

Statement:
Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies.

Reference: Circulation 2006;113:1807-1816

Writing Committee Members

Barry J. Maron, Chair; Jeffrey A. Towbin, Gaetano Thiene, Charles Antzelevitch, Domenico Corrado, Donna Arnett, Arthur J. Moss, Christine E. Seidman, James B. Young

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Chapter 15 – Atrial Fibrillation

Performance Measures:
ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter

Reference: Circulation 2008;117;1101-1120

Writing Committee Members

N. A. Mark Estes, III, Co-Chair, Jonathan L. Halperin, Co-Chair, Hugh Calkins, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Paul Gitman, Alan S. Go, Robert L. McNamara, Joseph V. Messer, James L. Ritchie, Sam J. W. Romeo, Albert L. Waldo and D. George Wyse. ACC/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures: Robert O. Bonow, Chair, N.A. Mark Estes III, Elizabeth DeLong, David C. Goff, Jr, Kathleen Grady, Lee A. Green, Ann Hiniker, Jane Ann Linderbaum, Frederick A. Masoudi, Illeana L. Pina, Susan Pressler, Martha J. Radford, John S. Rumsfeld

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Guideline:
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Reference: Circulation 2006;114: e257-e354

Writing Committee Members

Valentin Fuster, Co-Chair; Lars E. Rydén, Co-Chair; David S. Cannom, Harry J. Crijns, Anne B. Curtis, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Jonathan L. Halperin, Jean-Yves Le Heuzey, G. Neal Kay, James E. Lowe, S. Bertil Olsson, Eric N. Prystowsky, Juan Luis Tamargo, Samuel Wann

ACC/AHA Task Force Members

Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Chair; Alice K. Jacobs, Vice-Chair; Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffery L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, Jonathan L. Halperin, Sharon Ann Hunt, Rick Nishimura, Joseph P. Ornato, Richard L. Page, Barbara Riegel

ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines

Silvia G. Priori, Chair; Jean-Jacques Blanc, France; Andrzej Budaj, Poland; A. John Camm, United Kingdom, Veronica Dean, France; Jaap W. Deckers, The Netherlands; Catherine Despres, France; Kenneth Dickstein, Norway; John Lekakis, Greece, Keith McGregor, France; Marco Metra, Italy; Joao Morais, Portugal; Ady Osterspey, Germany; Juan Luis Tamargo, Spain; José Luis Zamorano, Spain

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Chapter 16 – Supraventricular Arrhymthias

Guideline:
ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Supraventricular Arrhythmias – Executive Summary

Reference: Circulation 2003:108:1871-1909

Writing Committee Members

Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist, Melvin M. Scheinman, Etienne M. Aliot, Joseph S. Alpert, Hugh Calkins, A. John Camm, W. Barton Campbell, David E. Haines, Karl H. Kuck, Bruce B. Lerman, D. Douglas Miller, Charlie Willard Shaeffer, Jr, William G. Stevenson, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Elliott M. Antman, Sidney C. Smith, Jr, Joseph S. Alpert, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Raymond J. Gibbons, Gabriel Gregoratos, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon Ann Hunt, Alice K. Jacobs, Richard O. Russell, Jr, Silvia G. Priori, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Andzrej Budaj, Enrique Fernandez Burgos, Martin Cowie, Jaap Willem Deckers, Maria Angeles Alonso Garcia, Werner W. Klein, John Lekakis, Bertil Lindahl, Gianfranco Mazzotta, João Carlos Araujo Morais, Ali Oto, Otto Smiseth, Hans-Joachim Trappe, Committee Members, Task Force Members and ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines Members

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Chapter 17 – Ventricular Arrythmias

Guideline:
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death [Full Text]

Reference: Circulation 2006:114; e385-e484

Writing Committee Members

Douglas P. Zipes, A. John Camm, Martin Borggrefe, Alfred E. Buxton, Bernard Chaitman, Martin Fromer, Gabriel Gregoratos, George Klein, Arthur J. Moss, Robert J. Myersburg, Silvia G. Priori, Miguel a. Quinones, Dan M. Roden, Michael J. Silka and Cynthia Tracy

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Chapter 18 – Valvular Heart Disease

Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease [Full Text]

Reference: Circulation 2006:114; e84-e231

Writing Committee Members

Robert O. Bonow, Chair, Blasé A. Carabello, Kanu Chatterjee, Antonio C. deLeon, Jr, David P. Faxon, Michael D. Freed, William H. Gaasch, Bruce Whitney Lytle, Rick A. Nishimura, Patrick T. O'Gara, Robert A. O'Rourke, Catherine M. Otto, Pravin M. Shah, Jack S. Shanewise

Task Force Members

Sidney C. Smith Jr, Chair, Alice K. Jacobs, Vice-Chair, Cynthia D. Adams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Elliott M. Antman, David P. Faxon, Valentin Fuster, Jonathan L. Halperin, Loren F. Hiratzka, Sharon A. Hunt, Bruce W. Lytle, Rick Nishimura, Richared L. Page, Barbara Riegel

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Guideline:
ACC/AHA 2008 Guideline Update on Valvular Heart Disease: Focused Update on Infective Endocarditis

Reference: Circulation 2008;118: 887-896

Writing Committee Members

Rick A. Nishimura, Chair; Blase A. Carabello, David P. Faxon, Michael D. Freed, Bruce W. Lytle, Patrick T. O'Gara, Robert A. O'Rourke, Pravin M. Shah

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Chapter 19 – Infective Endocarditis

Guideline:
Prevention of Infective Endocarditis: Guidelines From the American Heart Association

Reference: Circulation 2007;116;1736-1754

Writing Committee Members

Walter Wilson, Chair, Kathryn Taubert, Michael Gewitz, Peter B. Lockhart, Larry M. Baddour, Matthew Levison, Ann Bolger, Christopher H. Cabell, Masato Takahashi, Robert S. Baltimore, Jane W. Newburger, Brian L. Strom, Lloyd Y. Tani, Michael Gerber, Robert O. Bonow, Thomas Pallasch, Stanford T. Shulman, Anne H. Rowley, Jane C. Burns, Patricia Ferrieri, Timothy Gardner, David Goff, David T. Durack

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Guideline:
Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications [Full Text]

Reference: Circulation 2005;111: e394-e434

Writing Committee Members

Larry M. Baddour, Chair Walter R. Wilson, Arnold S. Bayer, Vance G. Fowler, Jr, Ann F. Bolger, Matthew E. Levison, Patricia Ferrieri, Michael A. Gerber, Lloyd Y. Tani, Michael H. Gewitz, David C. Tong, James M. Steckelberg, Robert S. Baltimore, Stanford T. Shulman, Jane C. Burns, Donald A. Falace, Jane W. Newburger, Thomas J. Pallasch, Masato Takahashi, Kathryn A. Taubert

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Chapter 20 – Cardiac CT Imaging

Statement:
Noninvasive Coronary Artery Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography

Reference: Circulation 2008;118; 586-606

Writing Committee Members

David A. Bluemke, Chiar, Stephan Achenbach, Matthew Budoff, Thomas C. Gerber, Bernard Gersh, L. David Hillis, W. Gregory Hundley, Warren J. Manning, Beth Feller Printz, Matthias Stuber and Pamela K. Woodward

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Guideline:
The Utilization of Cardiac Imaging

Reference: Circulation 2006;113:1715-1716

Writing Committee Members

Raymond J. Gibbons, Robert H. Eckel, Alice K. Jacobs, for the Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee

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Guideline:
Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed Tomography

Reference: Circulation 2006;114;1761-1791

Writing Committee Members

Matthew J. Budoff, Stephan Achenbach, Rogert S. Blumenthal, J. Jeffrey Carr, Jonathan G. Goldin, Philip Greenland, Alan D. Guerci, Joao A.C. Lima, Daniel J. Rader, Geoffrey D. Rubin, Leslee J. Shaw, Susan E. Wiegers

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Guideline:
ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring by Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain

Reference: Circulation 2007;115; 402-426

Writing Committee Members

Philip Greenland, Chair, Robert O. Bonow, Bruce H. Brundage, Matthew J. Budoff, Mark J. Eisenberg, Scott M. Grundy, Michael S. Lauer, Wendy S. Post, Paolo Raggi, Rita F. Redberg, George P. Rodgers, Leslee J. Shaw, Allen J. Taylor, William S. Weintraub. Task Force Members: Robert A. Harrington, Chair, Jonathan Abrams, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Eric R. Bates, Mark J. Eisenberg, Cindy L. Grines, Mark A. Hlatky, Robert C. Lichtenberg, Jonathan R. Lindner, Gerald M. Pohost, Richard S. Schofield, Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr., James H. Stein, Cynthia M. Tracy, Robert A. Vogel, Deborah J. Wesley

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