Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines aim to collect and evaluate all relevant evidence available during the development process on a particular topic to help clinicians select the best possible treatment strategy for a particular patient suffering from a particular disease. The guidelines should help health professionals in making clinical decisions on a daily basis.

One of the most important aspects of the guidelines is the homogenization of treatments in order to reduce the variability of medical practice, which is based on scientific evidence and is prepared by consensus by experts on the subject.

In recent years, internationally recognized scientific organizations and societies have published a large number of guides. Due to their positive impact since their inception, it is important to be in tune with the latest editions that are published. For this reason, Dr. Roig has made a partial summary of the guides, which facilitates quick access to a large number of them.

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Here is the summary:

Category: Arrhythmias

• 2021 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab364
• Published: August 29, 2021.

• EHRA Expert Consensus Statement and Practical Guide on Optimal Implantation Technique for Conventional Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa367
• Published: July 15, 2021.

Category: Valvular Heart Disease

• 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease: Developed by the Task Force for the management of valvular heart disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab395
• Published: August 28, 2021.

Category: Ischemic Heart Disease

• 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. 
• Article: doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.005
• Published: December 09, 2021.

• Invasive Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. A Scientific Statement From the AHA. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000959
• Published: March 04, 2021.

• 2020 Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation (Management of) Guidelines. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa575
• Published: August 29, 2020. 

• Management of Myocardial Revascularization Failure: An Expert Consensus Document of the EAPCI.   
• Article: doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00487
• Published: June 30, 2020. 

• Clinical Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000766
• Published: April 13, 2020.

• Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Heart Failure: A Diagnostic Dilemma and High Risk Combination. A statement from the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the HFA of the ESC. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1831
• Published: April 29, 2020.

• Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock or out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvaa009
• Published: February 12, 2020.

• Acute Cardiovascular Care Association Position Statement for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1177/2048872619894254
• Published: March 02, 2020.

• Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department: Focus on Acute Coronary Syndromes. A Position Paper of the ACCA. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1177/2048872619885346
• Published: January 20, 2020.

• 2017 ESC AMI-STEMI Guidelines.
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx393
• Published: August 26, 2017. 

Category: Pharmacology

• Drug-Induced Arrhythmias. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000905
• Published: September 15, 2020. 

Category: Heart failure

• 2021 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure.
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab368
• Published: August 27, 2021. 

Category: Cardiovascular Prevention - Risk

• 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15026
• Published: May 06, 2020. 

Category: Miscellaneous

• European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Executive Summary. 
• Article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.003
• Published: March 24, 2021. 

• 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain. 
• Article: doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.052
• Published: October 28, 2021. 

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