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Guidelines: Managing Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment-Elevation MI

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The AHA and ACC have updated their 2000 guidelines to keep pace with rapid changes in therapy and management options for these patients.

• By Howard C. Herrmann, MD
• April 26, 2002
• Covering:
  • Braunwald E et al., 2002

Guidelines: Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery

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The ACC and AHA have updated the 1996 guidelines with new, evidence-based recommendations.

• By Beat J. Meyer, MD
• March 22, 2002
• Covering:
  • Eagle KA et al., 2002.

Guidelines: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Adverse Cardiovascular Events

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Aspirin is recommended for primary prevention in people with a 5-year risk for coronary heart disease of at least 3%.

• By Joel M. Gore, MD
• February 22, 2002
• Covering:
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. , Ann Intern Med 2002 Jan 15; 136:157-60
  • Hayden M et al., Ann Intern Med 2002 Jan 15; 136:161-72

Evaluating and Managing Adults with Chronic Heart Failure

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Sponsoring Organizations: developed by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology with the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation; endorsed by . . .

• By William T. Abraham, MD
• January 25, 2002
• Covering:
  • Hunt SA et al., 2001.

Secondary Prevention for Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

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Sponsoring Organizations: the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology

• By Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
• December 14, 2001
• Covering:
  • Smith SC et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 Nov 1; 38:1581-1583.

Guidelines for Managing Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

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Sponsoring Organizations: the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology (with the North American Society of Pacing and . . .

• By H Calkins
• October 26, 2001
• Covering:
  • Fuster V et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 Oct; 38:1266-1266.

NCEP Guidelines for Cholesterol Management

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Sponsoring Organization: This executive summary of the 1993 guidelines revision was authored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI's) National Cholesterol Education Program . . .

• By JM Foody
• June 15, 2001
• Covering:
  • Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults., JAMA 2001 May 16; 285:2486-2497.
  • Lauer MS and Fontanarosa PB., JAMA 2001 May 16; 285:2508-2509.

Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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Sponsoring Organizations: This revision of the 1993 guidelines for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was developed jointly by the American College of Cardiology and the . . .

• By HC Herrmann
• May 18, 2001
• Covering:
  • Smith SC et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 Jun 15; 37:2239i-2239lxvi.