Guidelines
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/110/9/e82
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 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/115/20/2675
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/111/3/369
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.185734
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.188208
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.185699
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/47/2/296
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
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/45/1/142
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/111/16/2146
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1220902101303suparr.pdf
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/114/5/e84
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 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.183095
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
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.189695
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/113/13/1715
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
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.178458
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