Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States.
Approximately 5 million patients in this country have HF, and over 550 000 patients are …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations
regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

Late-breaking clinical trials presented at the 2008 and 2009 annual scientific meetings of the
ACC, AHA, and European Society of Cardiology, as well as selected other data through April …

• Ask about tobacco use status at every visit. I (B)• Advise every tobacco user to quit. I (B)•
Assess the tobacco user's willingness to quit. I (B)• Assist by counseling and developing a …

For new or updated text, view the 2011 Focused Update and the 2011 Focused Update on
Dabigatran. Text supporting unchanged recommendations has not been updated. Atrial …

ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and
the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report of the American College of …

Background Experimental evidence suggests that cyclosporine, which inhibits the opening
of mitochondrial permeability-transition pores, attenuates lethal myocardial injury that occurs …

Background A substantial proportion of patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy for myocardial
infarction with ST-segment elevation have inadequate reperfusion or reocclusion of the …

HDL cholesterol activates endothelial cell production of the atheroprotective signaling
molecule NO, and it promotes endothelial repair. In this issue of the JCI, Besler et al. provide …

Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on various
established and potential stroke risk factors and provides recommendations for the reduction …