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American Cancer Society
ACS Cancer Screening Guidelines

Acute Coronary Syndromes / Acute MI
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Alcohol: Heart Disease and Cancer
Alcohol For Prevention of CAD
2001 AHA Wine and Your Heart

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Alcohol Linked to Cancer Risk in Women
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Amyloidosis
1997 Review
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Anticoagulation /Antithrombotic / Antiplatelet
2008 ACCP Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy
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  (topics include Afib, Acute MI, CAD, Valvular Heart Disease, PAD, DVT/PE Prevention and Treatment, CVA, Periop)

2008 ACCP Antithrombotic Therapy Executive Summary
PDF Summ
2008 ACCP Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation
pdf 2008
     

 ICIS Anticoagulation Guidelines

Aneurysm
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Aortic Stenosis (also see Valvular Heart Disease)
CHF 


Arrhythmias & Antiarrhythmic Drugs
 (see  Electrophysiology and specific arrhythmias)
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Asthma
asthma guide
Atrial Fibrillation:

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Beta Blockers
2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade
 PDF Full
 

2006 ACC/AHA/AHRQ/CMS/JCAHO PRACTICE ADVISORY:
Beta Blocker Use for Myocardial Infarction (MI)Within 24 Hours of Hospital Arrival

pdf 2006


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

2007 ACC/AHA Calcuim Scoring and Risk
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2005 ACC/AHA  Cardiac CT and MR Clinical competence  

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Cholesterol
lipids2

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)/Transplant
CHF
     

     

Coronary Stents (see Stents below)

CPR / ACLS
2005 AHA Guidelines
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Defibrillators
 (see Pacemakers and Ventricular Arrhythmias below)

Diabetes
 2010 ADA Diabetes Guidelines
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DVT/PE Venous Thromboembolism
 2007 ACP/AAFP Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines
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ICSI Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines
 ICIS Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Guidelines


 1999 ATS  Diagnosis of Acute Venous Thromboembolism (PDF)
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Endocarditis
endocarditis 2008
2008 DOCUMENT CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES FROM 2007 and 1997:
FEWER LESIONS AND FEWER PROCEDURES
HAVE ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS
RECOMMENDATIONS

2007 AHA/ACC Guidelines UPDATE: Endocarditis Prophylaxis
(SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH 1997 GUIDELINES)
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1997 AHA Endocarditis Prevention
 
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 (see update 2007 above which significantly reduces the number of cardiac conditions requiring prophylaxis)

DIRECT LINK 1997 TABLE ANTBX REGIMEN ORAL/ESOPH PROCEDURES
(CONSIDERED CURRENT IN 2007 see 2008 revision above)

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DIRECT LINK TABLE 1997 ANTBX REGIMEN GI/GU PROCEDURES
(CONSIDERED CURRENT IN 2007
GI AND GU PROCEDURES REMOVED FROM RECOMMENDATIONS
IN 2008 BUT AUTHORS CONCEDED THE PRACTICE MIGHT CONTINUE)

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2005 AHA  Infective Endocarditis (endorsed by IDSA) 
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Food Safety
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Framingham CHD Risk Score:  
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Heart Failure (see CHF above)

Hypertension
JNC 7 Hypertension Guidelines
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 2007 ESC Hypertension Guidelines

pdf 2007

 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:
CHFhypertrophic cardiomyopathy 

 
Myocardial Infarction
(see Acute Coronary Syndrome and Acute Myocardial Infarction)

Obesity and Fitness
Obesity2
      
 

Omega 3 Fish Oils
 2002 AHA  Recommendations:
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Pacemakers and Defibrillators
2008 ACC/AHA/NAPSE 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy
of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities

pdf 2008
  
 2002 ACC/AHA/NAPSE  Pacemakers and Defbrillators
summ link

 

 2003 NEJM Review ICDs: Nov 6, 2003 vol 349 p1836-47
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Pneumonia
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Pre-op /Periop
Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery

2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade
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 2007 ACC/AHA Periop Eval for Noncardiac Surgery

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Pre-op /Periop
Antithrombotic Therapy

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


Pulmonary Fibrosis / Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
 Medline Plus Pulmonary Fibrosis Page
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1999 American Thoracic Society Guidelines:
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosis and Treatment
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Stents: Coronary
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Stress Testing
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Stroke
stroke

 

Syncope
syncope folder


Valvular Heart Disease
:
CHF valves    

  

Ventricular Arrhythmias

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