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AHA/ACC Guideline

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

Ezra A. Amsterdam, Nanette K. Wenger, Ralph G. Brindis, Donald E. Casey, Theodore G. Ganiats, David R. Holmes, Allan S. Jaffe, Hani Jneid, Rosemary F. Kelly, Michael C. Kontos, Glenn N. Levine, Philip R. Liebson, Debabrata Mukherjee, Eric D. Peterson, Marc S. Sabatine, Richard W. Smalling, Susan J. Zieman
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https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000134
Circulation. 2014;130:e344-e426
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Table 2.

Table 2.

Associated CPGs and Statements

TitleOrganizationPublication Year/Reference
CPGs
Stable ischemic heart diseaseACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS201410* 201211
Atrial fibrillationAHA/ACC/HRS201412
Assessment of cardiovascular riskACC/AHA201313
Heart failureACC/AHA201314
Lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular riskAHA/ACC201315
Management of overweight and obesity in adultsAHA/ACC/TOS201316
ST-elevation myocardial infarctionACC/AHA201317
Treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adultsACC/AHA201318
Acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevationESC201219
Device-based therapyACC/AHA/HRS201320
Third universal definition of myocardial infarctionESC/ACC/AHA/WHF201221
Acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevationESC201122
Coronary artery bypass graft surgeryACC/AHA201123
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyACC/AHA201124
Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in womenAHA/ACC201125
Percutaneous coronary interventionACC/AHA/SCAI201126
Secondary prevention and risk reduction therapy for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular diseaseAHA/ACC201127
Assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adultsACC/AHA201028
Myocardial revascularizationESC201029
Unstable angina and non–ST-elevation myocardial infarctionNICE201030†
Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care–part 9: postcardiac arrest careAHA201031
Seventh report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressureNHLBI200332
Statements
Key data elements and definitions for measuring the clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes and coronary artery diseaseACC/AHA201333
Practical clinical considerations in the interpretation of troponin elevationsACC201234
Testing of low-risk patients presenting to the emergency department with chest painAHA201035
Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes mellitusAHA/ADA200736
Prevention and control of influenzaCDC200537
  • ↵* The full-text SIHD CPG is from 2012.11 A focused update was published in 2014.10

  • ↵† Minor modifications were made in 2013. For a full explanation of the changes, see http://publications.nice.org.uk/unstable-angina-and-nstemi-cg94/changes-after-publication.

  • AATS indicates American Association for Thoracic Surgery; ACC, American College of Cardiology; ADA, American Diabetes Association; AHA, American Heart Association; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CPG, clinical practice guideline; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; HRS, Heart Rhythm Society; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; NICE, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; PCNA, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association; SCAI, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; SIHD, stable ischemic heart disease; STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons; TOS, The Obesity Society; and WHF, World Heart Federation.

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