CARDIOLOGY GUIDELINES A-Z

Guidelines Pages



 

Acute Coronary Syndromes / Acute MI
 

Alcohol: Heart Disease and Cancer
Alcohol For Prevention of CAD
2001 AHA Wine and Your Heart

Alcohol Linked to Cancer Risk in Women
 


Amyloidosis
1997 Review



Anticoagulation /Antithrombotic / Antiplatelet
2008 ACCP Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy
 
  (topics include Afib, Acute MI, CAD, Valvular Heart Disease, PAD, DVT/PE Prevention and Treatment, CVA, Periop)
2008 ACCP Antithrombotic Therapy Executive Summary

2008 ACCP Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation

     
 ICIS Anticoagulation Guidelines

Aneurysm

 

 Aortic Stenosis (also see Valvular Heart Disease)
 

Arrhythmias & Antiarrhythmic Drugs
 (see  Electrophysiology and specific arrhythmias)
 


Atrial Fibrillation:

               
    
Beta Blockers
2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade
 
 
2006 ACC/AHA/AHRQ/CMS/JCAHO PRACTICE ADVISORY:
Beta Blocker Use for Myocardial Infarction (MI)Within 24 Hours of Hospital Arrival


 
Cardiac CT
2006 ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR
   Appropriateness Guidelines for Cardiac CT and MR  


2007 ACC/AHA Calcuim Scoring and Risk


2005 ACC/AHA  Cardiac CT and MR Clinical competence  

 
Cholesterol


Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)/Transplant

     
     
Coronary Stents (see Stents below)

CPR / ACLS
2005 AHA Guidelines



Defibrillators
 (see Pacemakers and Ventricular Arrhythmias below)
 

DVT/PE Venous Thromboembolism
 2007 ACP/AAFP Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines

 ICSI Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines
 ICIS Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Guidelines

 1999 ATS  Diagnosis of Acute Venous Thromboembolism (PDF)
 
      

Endocarditis
 2007 AHA/ACC Guidelines UPDATE: Endocarditis Prophylaxis
(SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH 1997 GUIDELINES)
:
    
1997 AHA Endocarditis Prevention  

     (see update 2007 above which significantly reduces the number of cardiac conditions requiring prophylaxis)
DIRECT LINK TABLE ANTBX REGIMEN ORAL/ESOPH PROCEDURES:

 
DIRECT LINK TABLE ANTBX REGIMEN GI/GU PROCEDURES:

       
2005 AHA  Infective Endocarditis (endorsed by IDSA) 
   


Framingham CHD Risk Score:  



Heart Failure (see CHF above)

Hypertension
JNC 7 Hypertension Guidelines


 2007 ESC Hypertension Guidelines

 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:
 
 
Myocardial Infarction
(see Acute Coronary Syndrome and Acute Myocardial Infarction)
      
 
Omega 3 Fish Oils
 2002 AHA  Recommendations:

 2002 AHA Statement: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/106/21/2747    


Pacemakers and Defibrillators
2008 ACC/AHA/NAPSE 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy
of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities

  
 2002 ACC/AHA/NAPSE  Pacemakers and Defbrillators

 

 2003 NEJM Review ICDs: Nov 6, 2003 vol 349 p1836-47



Pre-op /Periop
Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery
2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade

   
 2007 ACC/AHA Periop Eval for Noncardiac Surgery


Pre-op /Periop
Antithrombotic Therapy
2008 ACCP Peri-op Antithrombotic Management  
 
          
 
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) - see DVT/PE above


Stents: Coronary

        


Stress Testing

DIRECT LINKS/Tables
 Periop Cardiac Assessment:
 
DIRECT LINKS/Tables TABLE 17A.
Summary of Studies Using Exercise ECG Testing in Chest Pain Centers



Stroke

  ALL AHA Stroke Guidelines http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004586
  2005 Guidelines for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/36/4/916
   2006 Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/37/2/577
   2004 Statins After Stroke and TIA: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/35/4/1023
  Bleeding Stroke (Intracerebral CVA)
  AHA 1999 Intracerebral Hemorrhage Guidelines: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/30/4/905

Syncope
  2009 ESC  Syncope Guidelines

          
 2004 ESC Syncope Guidelines

     
  
  2006 ACC/ACCF  Syncope  

    DIRECT LINK ALGORITHM TO DIAGNOSE SYNCOPE http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/figsonly/47/2/473  
    NOTE: this algorithm puts a heavier emphasis on ischemia work-up than other sources and
    DOES NOT SITE STATISTICAL  EVIDENCE FOR THESE RECOMMENDATIONS (stress testing)

   NEJM Review Syncope: Dec. 21, 2000 vol 343 p1856-62 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/343/25/1856  
    (requires subscription for access)

Valvular Heart Disease:
    
  
Ventricular Arrhythmias