Circulation. 2005;112:e154-e235
Published online before print September 13, 2005, doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.167586
Published online before print September 13, 2005, doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.167586
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(Circulation. 2005;112:e154-e235.)
© 2005 American Heart Association, Inc.
ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines |
ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult
A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): Developed in Collaboration With the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society
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*Former Task Force Member
This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees in August 2005 and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in August 2005.
When citing this document, the American Heart Association requests that the following citation format be used: Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW. ACC/AHA 2005 guideline update for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure in the adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). American College of Cardiology Web Site. Available at: http://www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/failure//index.pdf.
Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org) and the American Heart Association (www.my.americanheart.org). Single copies of this document are available by calling 1-800-253-4636 or writing the American College of Cardiology Foundation, Resource Center, at 9111 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-1699. Ask for reprint number 71-0327. To obtain a reprint of the Summary Article published in the September 20, 2005 issues of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation, ask for reprint number 71-0328. To purchase bulk reprints (specify version and reprint number): Up to 999 copies, call 1-800-611-6083 US only) or fax 413-665-2671; 1000 or more copies, call 214-706-1789, fax 214-691-6342, or e-mail pubauth@heart.org.
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