Stable angina pectoris is a common and sometimes disabling disorder. The development of
new tools for the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of patients, along with the …

Background In 1994, the United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research issued
clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of unstable angina and non …

Objectives. The purpose of this study to determine whether use of cardiac medications
reflects evidence-based recommendations for patients with non–ST elevation acute …

Background—There is a recognized need for a national unified registry to track presenting
features, care, and outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction. To address this …

Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. acc. org), American Heart Association (my …

Large-scale, national clinical registries provide an important opportunity to evaluate current
clinical practice. The American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data …

Background The extent to which national health quality improvement initiatives have altered
reported treatment gaps among patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary …

Guideline Methodology Summit Report.” 3 However, many of the IOM recommendations and
standards are themselves based more on consensus than data, and there is little evidence …

Since 1980, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association
(AHA) have translated scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines with …

Abstract Aim The “2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management
of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease” provides an update to and consolidates new …