Cardiology Clinical Guidelines
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Ivabradine for treating chronic heart failure
Nov 2012Ivabradine (Procoralan, Servier Laboratories) is a heart-rate-lowering agent that selectively and specifically inhibits..
2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation
Aug 2012The current estimate of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the developed world is approximately 1.5–2% of the..
ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation
Aug 2012The management of acute myocardial infarction continues to undergo major changes. Good practice should be based on sound..
Third universal definition of myocardial infarction
Aug 2012Myocardial infarction (MI) can be recognised by clinical features, including electrocardiographic (ECG) findings,..
Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)
Aug 2012Although valvular heart disease (VHD) is less common in industrialized countries than coronary artery disease (CAD),..
Guidelines on the investigation and management of venous thrombosis at unusual sites
Aug 2012Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limb veins and pulmonary embolism (PE) are the most commonly encountered..
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management
Aug 2012Lower limb peripheral arterial disease (called peripheral arterial disease throughout this document) is a marker for..
Venous thromboembolic diseases: the management of venous thromboembolic diseases and the role of thrombophilia testing
Jun 2012The current standard practice for the treatment of VTE is anticoagulation. These drugs “thin” the blood and prevent..
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies
May 2012The objective of this guideline is to provide healthcare professionals with clear, up-to-date, and practical guidance on..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012
May 2012The aim of this document is to provide practical guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of acute and..
European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012)
May 2012The aim of the 2012 guidelines from the Fifth Joint Task Force (JTF) of the European Societies on Cardiovascular Disease..
European Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation
Nov 2011The present document deals with the management of patients with suspected NSTE-ACS...
Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes
Oct 2011This guideline covers the role of intensive insulin therapy in managing hyperglycaemia within the first 48 hours in..
ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy
Aug 2011Knowledge of the risks associated with CVD during pregnancy and their management are of pivotal importance for advising..
Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care
Aug 2011This clinical guideline (published August 2011) updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 34 (published June 2006)...
Management of stable angina
Jul 2011This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of people with stable angina...
ESC Management of Dyslipidaemias
Jun 2011These guidelines deal with the management of dyslipidaemias as an essential and integral part of CVD prevention...
ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery diseases
Jan 2011Document covering atherosclerotic disease of extracranial carotid and vertebral, mesenteric, renal, upper and lower..
Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism
Dec 2010The guideline identifies adult patient groups at risk of VTE and describes the available methods of prophylaxis...
ESC Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization
Aug 2010Formulation of the best possible revascularization approach, taking into consideration the social and cultural context..
Chronic heart failure: Management of chronic heart failure in adults in primary and secondary care
Aug 2010This clinical guideline (published August 2010) updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 5 (published July 2003). It..
Hypertension in pregnancy. The management of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
Aug 2010This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of women who have or are at risk of..
ESC Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Aug 2010Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in 1–2% of the general population...
Management of patients with stroke: identification and management of dysphagia
Jun 2010This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the identification and management..
Management of patients with stroke: Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning
Jun 2010The aim of this national guideline is to assist individual clinicians, primary care teams and hospital departments to..
Lipid modification: Cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Mar 2010This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of adults at high risk of developing CVD or with established CVD...
Chest pain of recent onset: assessment and diagnosis of recent onset chest pain or discomfort of suspected cardiac origin
Mar 2010It offers evidence-based advice on the care and support of adults with chest pain thought to be related to the heart...
Unstable angina and NSTEMI
Mar 2010The term ‘acute coronary syndromes’ encompasses a range of conditions from unstable angina to ST-segment-elevation..
Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital
Jan 2010This guideline examines the risk of venous thromboembolism and assesses the evidence for the effectiveness of primary..
Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital
Jan 2010This guidance is about the care and treatment of people who are at risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) while..
ESC Guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease
Jan 2010The aim of practice guidelines is to be evidence based, but, in a relatively young specialty dealing with a variety of..
ESC Guidelines on device therapy in heart failure
Jan 2010An update of the 2008 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure and the 2007 ESC..
ESC Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis
Jul 2009The main objective of the current Task Force was to provide clear and simple recommendations, assisting health care..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope
Jan 2009Syncope is a T-LOC due to transient global cerebral hypoperfusion characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and..
ESC Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery
Jan 2009The present guidelines focus on the cardiological management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, i.e. patients..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Jan 2009The Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) are intended to provide the medical..
Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention
Dec 2008This guideline replaces SIGN 13 Management of patients with stroke I: Assessment, investigation, immediate management..
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism
Jun 2008The task force for the diagnosis and management of Acute Pulmoanary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)..
Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis - Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures
Mar 2008The advice in this NICE guideline covers Patients who are at risk of infective endocarditis...
2007 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
Jun 2007The 2003 ESH/ESC Guidelines3 were well received by the clinical world and have been the most widely quoted paper in the..
Post Myocardial Infarction: Secondary prevention in primary and secondary care for patients following a myocardial infarction
May 2007This guideline is very welcome as it clearly emphasises the importance of exercise, smoking habit, diet and cardiac..
Atrial fibrillation: National clinical guideline for management in primary and secondary care
Jun 2006This guideline sets out best practice for the diagnosis and treatment of AF in both primary and secondary care. It also..
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