2006 ACC/AHA Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion
October 1, 2006—Developed in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, this competence statement was designed to assist in the assessment of physicians' competence on a procedure-specific basis.
2006 ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
August 15, 2006—These guidelines present a comprehensive review of the latest information about the definition, classification, epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, and clinical characteris
2006 ACC/AHA Guideline Update on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery: Focused Update on Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy
June 6, 2006—This update was developed in collaboration with the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Heart Rhythm Society, the Society of Cardiovas
2006 Report on Device Performance from the Independent Panel of Guidant Corporation
March 20, 2006—Following the recall event in 2005, the Guidant Corporation commissioned an independent panel charged with studying, analyzing, and evaluating the policies and procedure of the cardi
The Relation Between Patients' Outcomes and the Volume of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation Procedures Performed by Physicians Treating Medicare Beneficiaries
September 23, 2005—This is the first study designed to look at the relation between patient outcomes and physicians'/hospitals' volume of cardioverter-defibrillator implantation to determine whethe
2006 ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
September 5, 2006—The guideline, jointly created by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology and endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Socie
2005 ACC/AHA Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult
September 14, 2005—A report of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure), this docu