Class III recommendations in guidelines for cardiovascular medicine list of guidelines
Class III Recommendations in Guidelines for Cardiovascular Medicine |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A total of 65 guidelines published American cardiology societies contain 584 class III recommendations. Only the most updated publication for each guideline and its focused update are chosen to populate the list of class III recommendations.
Organized by Year of Guideline Publication
Number | Year of Guideline Publication | Guideline Keywords | Guideline Name |
1 | 2015 | Hypertension in CAD | Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease |
2 | 2015 | Secondary prevention after CABG | Secondary Prevention After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
3 | 2014 | Atrial fibrillation | AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation |
4 | 2014 | Cardiac evaluation for noncardiac surgery | ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery |
5 | 2014 | Cardiovascular risk assessment | ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk |
6 | 2014 | ECG screening test | Assessment of the 12-Lead ECG as a Screening Test for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease in Healthy General Populations of Young People (12–25 Years of Age) |
7 | 2014 | Fetal cardiac disease | Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease |
8 | 2014 | NSTE ACS (NSTEMI and unstable angina) | AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes |
9 | 2014 | PCI without on-site surgical back-up | SCAI/ACC/AHA Update on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without On-Site Surgical Backup |
10 | 2014 | Postthrombotic Syndrome | The Postthrombotic Syndrome - Evidence-Based Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies |
11 | 2014 | Secondary prevention of stroke | Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack |
12 | 2014 | Valvular heart disease | AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease |
13 | 2013 | Acute ishemic stroke | Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke |
14 | 2013 | Cardiovascular toxicity in cancer therapy | Long-term Cardiovascular Toxicity in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Who Receive Cancer Therapy |
15 | 2013 | Dyslipidemia | ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults |
16 | 2013 | Heart failure | ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure |
17 | 2013 | Site Competence to PCI | ACCF/AHA/SCAI Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Coronary Artery Interventional Procedures |
18 | 2013 | STEMI | ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
19 | 2012 | Ankle-Brachial Index | Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index |
20 | 2012 | Device-based therapy (Update) | ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities |
21 | 2012 | Evaluation for kidney and liver transplantation | Cardiac Disease Evaluation and Management Among Kidney and Liver Transplantation Candidates |
22 | 2012 | Sexual Activity and cardiovascular disease | Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease |
23 | 2012 | Stable ischemic heart disease | ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease |
24 | 2012 | Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support | Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Strategies and Patient Selection |
25 | 2011 | CABG | ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
26 | 2011 | Cardiac catheterization and intervention in pediatric cardiac disease | Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention in Pediatric Cardiac Disease |
27 | 2011 | Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease | Guideline on the Management of Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease |
28 | 2011 | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
29 | 2011 | PCI | ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
30 | 2011 | Peripheral arterial disease (Update) | ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease |
31 | 2011 | Primary prevention of stroke | Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke |
32 | 2011 | VTE | Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension |
33 | 2010 | Arteriotomy closure devices | Arteriotomy Closure Devices for Cardiovascular Procedures |
34 | 2010 | Aspirin for primary prevention in people with diabetes | ADA/AHA/ACCF Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in People With Diabetes |
35 | 2010 | CPR - ACS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Acute Coronary Syndromes |
36 | 2010 | CPR - Adult ACLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
37 | 2010 | CPR - Adult BLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Adult Basic Life Support |
38 | 2010 | CPR - Adult stroke | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Adult Stroke |
39 | 2010 | CPR - Cardiac arrest | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Cardiac Arrest |
40 | 2010 | CPR - CPR Techniques and Devices | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - CPR Techniques and Devices |
41 | 2010 | CPR - Electrical therapies | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Electrical Therapies Automated External Defibrillators, Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing |
42 | 2010 | CPR - Pediatric ACLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
43 | 2010 | CPR - Pediatric BLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Pediatric Basic Life Support |
44 | 2010 | CPR - Post-cardiac arrest care | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Post–Cardiac Arrest Care |
45 | 2010 | First aid | AHA and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid |
46 | 2010 | Risk assessment in asymptomatic adults | ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults |
47 | 2010 | Thoracic aortic disease | ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease |
48 | 2009 | Ionizing radiation in cardiac imaging | AHA Science Advisory on Ionizing Radiation in Cardiac Imaging |
49 | 2009 | Rheumatic fever | Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis |
50 | 2008 | Congenital heart disease | ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease |
51 | 2008 | Device-based therapy | ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities |
52 | 2008 | Endomyocardial Biopsy | The Role of Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease |
53 | 2008 | Infective endocarditis (Update) | ACC/AHA Guideline Update on Valvular Heart Disease Focused Update on Infective Endocarditis |
54 | 2008 | Noninvasive coronary artery imaging | Noninvasive Coronary Artery Imaging Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography |
55 | 2008 | Prevention of infective endocarditis | AHA Guideline for the Prevention of Infective Endocarditis |
56 | 2008 | Spontaneous intracerebral Hemorrhage | Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults |
57 | 2007 | Biomarkers in HF | Practice Guidelines Clinical Utilization of Cardiac Biomarker Testing in Heart Failure |
58 | 2007 | Heart transplant in pediatric patients | Indications for Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Disease |
59 | 2007 | Standardization of biomarkers in ACS | Standardization of Markers of Cardiac Damage Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines - Analytical Issues for Biochemical Markers of Acute Coronary Syndromes |
60 | 2006 | CT for CAD | Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed Tomography |
61 | 2006 | Ventricular arrhythmias | ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death |
62 | 2005 | Diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis | Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications |
63 | 2005 | Peripheral arterial disease | ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic) |
64 | 2003 | Supraventricular arrhythmias | ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Supraventricular Arrhythmias |
65 | 1999 | Ambulatory ECG | ACC/AHA Guidelines for Ambulatory Electrocardiography |
Organized by Guideline Keywords
Number | Year of Guideline Publication | Guideline Keywords | Guideline Name |
1 | 2013 | Acute ishemic stroke | Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke |
2 | 1999 | Ambulatory ECG | ACC/AHA Guidelines for Ambulatory Electrocardiography |
3 | 2012 | Ankle-Brachial Index | Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index |
4 | 2010 | Arteriotomy closure devices | Arteriotomy Closure Devices for Cardiovascular Procedures |
5 | 2010 | Aspirin for primary prevention in people with diabetes | ADA/AHA/ACCF Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in People With Diabetes |
6 | 2014 | Atrial fibrillation | AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation |
7 | 2007 | Biomarkers in HF | Practice Guidelines Clinical Utilization of Cardiac Biomarker Testing in Heart Failure |
8 | 2011 | CABG | ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
9 | 2011 | Cardiac catheterization and intervention in pediatric cardiac disease | Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention in Pediatric Cardiac Disease |
10 | 2014 | Cardiac evaluation for noncardiac surgery | ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery |
11 | 2014 | Cardiovascular risk assessment | ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk |
12 | 2013 | Cardiovascular toxicity in cancer therapy | Long-term Cardiovascular Toxicity in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Who Receive Cancer Therapy |
13 | 2008 | Congenital heart disease | ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease |
14 | 2010 | CPR - ACS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Acute Coronary Syndromes |
15 | 2010 | CPR - Adult ACLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
16 | 2010 | CPR - Adult BLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Adult Basic Life Support |
17 | 2010 | CPR - Adult stroke | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Adult Stroke |
18 | 2010 | CPR - Cardiac arrest | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Cardiac Arrest |
19 | 2010 | CPR - CPR Techniques and Devices | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - CPR Techniques and Devices |
20 | 2010 | CPR - Electrical therapies | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Electrical Therapies Automated External Defibrillators, Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing |
21 | 2010 | CPR - Pediatric ACLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
22 | 2010 | CPR - Pediatric BLS | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Pediatric Basic Life Support |
23 | 2010 | CPR - Post-cardiac arrest care | AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science - Post–Cardiac Arrest Care |
24 | 2006 | CT for CAD | Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed Tomography |
25 | 2008 | Device-based therapy | ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities |
26 | 2012 | Device-based therapy (Update) | ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities |
27 | 2005 | Diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis | Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications |
28 | 2013 | Dyslipidemia | ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults |
29 | 2014 | ECG screening test | Assessment of the 12-Lead ECG as a Screening Test for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease in Healthy General Populations of Young People (12–25 Years of Age) |
30 | 2008 | Endomyocardial Biopsy | The Role of Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease |
31 | 2012 | Evaluation for kidney and liver transplantation | Cardiac Disease Evaluation and Management Among Kidney and Liver Transplantation Candidates |
32 | 2011 | Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease | Guideline on the Management of Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease |
33 | 2014 | Fetal cardiac disease | Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease |
34 | 2010 | First aid | AHA and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid |
35 | 2013 | Heart failure | ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure |
36 | 2007 | Heart transplant in pediatric patients | Indications for Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Disease |
37 | 2015 | Hypertension in CAD | Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease |
38 | 2011 | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
39 | 2008 | Infective endocarditis (Update) | ACC/AHA Guideline Update on Valvular Heart Disease Focused Update on Infective Endocarditis |
40 | 2009 | Ionizing radiation in cardiac imaging | AHA Science Advisory on Ionizing Radiation in Cardiac Imaging |
41 | 2008 | Noninvasive coronary artery imaging | Noninvasive Coronary Artery Imaging Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography |
42 | 2014 | NSTE ACS (NSTEMI and unstable angina) | AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes |
43 | 2011 | PCI | ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
44 | 2014 | PCI without on-site surgical back-up | SCAI/ACC/AHA Update on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without On-Site Surgical Backup |
45 | 2005 | Peripheral arterial disease | ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic) |
46 | 2011 | Peripheral arterial disease (Update) | ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease |
47 | 2014 | Postthrombotic Syndrome | The Postthrombotic Syndrome - Evidence-Based Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies |
48 | 2008 | Prevention of infective endocarditis | AHA Guideline for the Prevention of Infective Endocarditis |
49 | 2011 | Primary prevention of stroke | Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke |
50 | 2009 | Rheumatic fever | Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis |
51 | 2010 | Risk assessment in asymptomatic adults | ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults |
52 | 2015 | Secondary prevention after CABG | Secondary Prevention After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
53 | 2014 | Secondary prevention of stroke | Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack |
54 | 2012 | Sexual Activity and cardiovascular disease | Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease |
55 | 2013 | Site Competence to PCI | ACCF/AHA/SCAI Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Coronary Artery Interventional Procedures |
56 | 2008 | Spontaneous intracerebral Hemorrhage | Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults |
57 | 2012 | Stable ischemic heart disease | ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease |
58 | 2007 | Standardization of biomarkers in ACS | Standardization of Markers of Cardiac Damage Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines - Analytical Issues for Biochemical Markers of Acute Coronary Syndromes |
59 | 2013 | STEMI | ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
60 | 2003 | Supraventricular arrhythmias | ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Supraventricular Arrhythmias |
61 | 2010 | Thoracic aortic disease | ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease |
62 | 2012 | Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support | Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Strategies and Patient Selection |
63 | 2014 | Valvular heart disease | AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease |
64 | 2006 | Ventricular arrhythmias | ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death |
65 | 2011 | VTE | Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension |