Cardiology Websites

European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention.

Evidence-based recommendations for the reduction of risk of a first stroke, from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. [2011]

Provides thresholds and goals and nine specific recommendations for initiating and modifying pharmacotherapy for adult patients with hypertension. From the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8). [2014]

Peer-reviewed quarterly journal on evidence-based critical pathways for the management of patients with cardiac disorders. (Full-text by subscription, abstracts free)

Best clinical evidence and guidelines in cardiology, critically appraised and rated by quality. [Note: On slow server which may sometimes timeout.]

American Academy of Neurology practice parameter on stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). [2014]

Systematic evidence review from the Cholesterol Expert Panel (CEP), 2013. Covers all dyslipidemias, and both primary and secondary prevention, as well as safety recommendations.

Online journal that critically appraises the evidence in the cardiovascular research. Subscription required for full text, but abstracts accessible for free.

Evidence-based guidelines in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Report of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society (TOS). [2014]

Report of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines. [2014]

Report of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). [2014]

Statement by the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH). [2013]

2014 Report of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines. [2014]

Of all the recently released guidelines on hypertension, those from the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8) have met with the greatest debate.This review summarizes these new guidelines, their limitations, and the central issues surrounding them. [2015]

Evidence-based guidelines on lipid control from the European Society of Cardiology. Slideset included. [2011]

Evidence-based guidelines on atherosclerotic disease from the European Society of Cardiology. [2011]

Evidence-based heart failure guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology. [2012]

Review examines the unprecedented high rates of obesity, and the distribution of major cardiovascular disease risk factors, in a high risk population of obese African Americans, and calls for urgent earlier intervention through lifestyle modification to stop this epidemic. [2015]

Series of recent cardiovascular prevention guidelines and advisories, from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Evidence-based practical guidance on the use of the new generation of anticoagulants, focusing on managing the acute event and on initiating or resuming anticoagulation for secondary prevention. [2016]