2022
2022 ACC/AHA/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Heidenreich P, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen L, Byun J, Colvin M, Deswal A, Drazner M, Dunlay S, Evers L, Fang J, Fedson S, Fonarow G, Hayek S, Hernandez A, Khazanie P, Kittleson M, Lee C, Link M, Milano C, Nnacheta L, Sandhu A, Stevenson L, Vardeny O, Vest A, Yancy C, Beckman J, O'Gara P, Al-Khatib S, Armbruster A, Birtcher K, Cigarroa J, de las Fuentes L, Deswal A, Dixon D, Fleisher L, Gentile F, Goldberger Z, Gorenek B, Haynes N, Hernandez A, Hlatky M, Joglar J, Jones W, Marine J, Mark D, Mukherjee D, Palaniappan L, Piano M, Rab T, Spatz E, Tamis-Holland J, Wijeysundera D, Woo Y. 2022 ACC/AHA/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: e1-e167. PMID: 35378257, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACCF/AHA guidelinesHeart failure guidelinesHeart failureAHA guidelinesAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeRelevant clinical trialsQuality of careComprehensive literature searchEvidence-based approachCardiology guidelinesCochrane CollaborationClinical trialsLeading causeFocused updateAmerican CollegeLiterature searchPatientsHealthcare ResearchPatient interestHuman subjectsRelevant databasesNew recommendationsCertain treatmentsGuidelinesContemporary evidence
2021
2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Members W, Otto CM, Nishimura RA, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Gentile F, Jneid H, Krieger EV, Mack M, McLeod C, O'Gara PT, Rigolin VH, Sundt TM, Thompson A, Toly C, Members A, O'Gara PT, Beckman JA, Levine GN, Al-Khatib SM, Armbruster A, Birtcher KK, Ciggaroa J, Deswal A, Dixon DL, Fleisher LA, de las Fuentes L, Goldberger Z, Gorenek B, Haynes N, Hernandez A, Hlatky M, Joglar J, Jones W, Marine J, Mark D, Palaniappan L, Piano M, Spatz E, Tamis-Holland J, Wijeysundera D, Woo Y. 2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 162: e183-e353. PMID: 33972115, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling.
Dharmarajan K, McNamara RL, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Ross JS, Spatz EE, Desai NR, de Lemos JA, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Bhatt DL, Bernheim SM, Slattery LE, Khan YM, Curtis JP. Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 167: 555-564. PMID: 28973634, PMCID: PMC9359429, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionOlder patientsYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionAge groupsHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesRetrospective cohort studyHospital mortality rankingsNational Quality ForumHospital mortalityMedian hospitalHospital outcomesCohort studyACTION RegistryAMI mortalityAmerican CollegeMedicare beneficiariesAMI hospitalizationPatientsMortality rateHospitalQuality ForumHospital ValueHospital profilingPrimary Prevention with Statins: Strategies to Support Shared Decision-Making
Spatz E, Montori V. Primary Prevention with Statins: Strategies to Support Shared Decision-Making. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports 2017, 11: 29. DOI: 10.1007/s12170-017-0556-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatin therapyPrimary preventionAmerican Heart Association guidelinesPreventive statin therapyHeart Association guidelinesPrimary care cliniciansPatient-centered modelCare cliniciansGuideline recommendationsCholesterol managementLifelong medicationPatient preferencesAssociation guidelinesCardiovascular diseaseClinicians' knowledgeAmerican CollegeHealthcare teamHealth systemPatientsScientific evidenceReviewThis paperTherapyCliniciansPreventionMedications