Clinical Guidelines by Topic

The following is a compendium of clinical guidelines and best practices for cardiovascular medicine and related conditions. These standards have been developed and issued by a variety of professional organizations.

Full Guidelines

Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy

European Society of Cardiology

• Expert Consensus Document on the Use of Antiplatelet Agents (2004) 

Other Sources

• Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada 
• The Sixth (2000) American College of Chest Physicians Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy for Prevention and Treatment of Thrombosis

Cardiomyopathy

European Society of Cardiology

• ACC/ESC Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2003):

Chronic Coronary Artery Disease

Canadian Cardiovascular Society

• Consensus Conference on the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease (1997)

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients with Chronic Stable Angina (2002) (PDF)
• ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients with Chronic Stable Angina (2002)
• ACC/AHA Chronic Angina: 2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina

European Society of Cardiology

• Management of Stable Angina Pectoris (1997)

Diabetes

Other Sources

• Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines
• AACE Medical Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus 2007
• American Diabetes Association

Canadian Cardiovascular Society

• Indications For and Access To Revascularization (1995)

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Stents (1998)
• ACC Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Stents (1998) (PDF)
• ACCF/SCAI/SVMB/SIR/ASITN 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Carotid Stenting
• ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines) (2001)
• ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline update for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Update of the 2001 PCI Guidelines) (2001)
• Percutaneous cornonary intervention:2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update
• ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines) (2001) (PDF)
• ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines) - Executive Summary (2001)
• ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines) - Executive Summary (2001) (PDF)
• ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (2004) (PDF)
• ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC 2009 Appropriateness Criteria for Coronary Revascularization
• ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Summary Article (2005) (PDF)

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults.

Pocket Guidelines

Acute Coronary Syndromes

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC/AHA Pocket Guidelines for the Management of Patients with unstable Angina and Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (2007)

Arrhythmias

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/European Society of Cardiology

• ACC/AHA/ESC Pocket Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary (2001) (PDF)
• ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Pocket Guideline Device Based therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities (PDF)

Chronic Coronary Artery Disease

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC/AHA 2002 Pocket Guideline Update for the Management of Patients with Chronic Stable Angina (2003) (PDF)

Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006

Congestive Heart Failure

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC/AHA 2005 Pocket Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure (Chronic) in the Adult

Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC/AHA Pocket Guideline Update for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery - Executive Summary (2007) (PDF)

Educational Slides

Acute Coronary Syndromes

European Society of Cardiology

• Management of Acute MI in Patients Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation (2003) (PDF)
• Management of Acute MI in Patients Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation (2008) (PDF)
• Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation (2002) (PDF)
• Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation (2007) (PDF)

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

European Society of Cardiology

• European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (2003) (PDF)

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults

Congestive Heart Failure

Canadian Cardiovascular Society

• Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Congestive Heart Failure V2.1(e) (2003) (PalmOS - English version)
• Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Congestive Heart Failure V2.1(e) (2003) (PalmOS - Version française)
• ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults Heart Failure: 2009 Focused Update

Other Sources

• Heart Failure Society of America Guidelines for Management of Patients with Heart Failure Caused by Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction - Pharmacological Approaches (1999)

Other

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery (2007)

Pericardial Diseases

European Society of Cardiology

• Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases - Executive Summary

Syncope

European Society of Cardiology

• Guidelines on Management (Diagnosis and Treatment) of Syncope (Update, 2004)