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space Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for
Full Text (J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:e1-62)
Executive Summary (J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:2085-105)
Pocket Guideline PDF
Slide Set
space Public Reporting: Principles for Public Reporting of Physician Data
Health Policy Statement
space Lipoprotein Management in Patients With Cardiometabolic Risk (J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:1512-24)
Consensus Conference Report
space Stress Echocardiography: ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 Appropriateness Criteria for (J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:1127-47)
Appropriateness Criteria
space Atrial Fibrillation: ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Performance Measures for Management of Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter (J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:865-906)
Performance Measures
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COCATS 3: ACCF 2008 Recommendations for Training in Adult Cardiovascular Medicine Core Cardiology Training (Revision of the 2002 COCATS Training Statement)
Title Page
Introduction
Task Forces
space Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: 2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline Update for
Focused Update
space ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: 2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With
Focused Update
Slide Set
space Chronic Angina: 2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina
Focused Update
space Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of: AHA/ACCF/ESC Scientific Statement (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1941-31)
Scientific Statement
space Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: ESC/ACCF/AHA/WHF Expert Consensus Document
Expert Consensus Document
space Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on
Full Text (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:e159-241)
Executive Summary (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1707-32)
space Cardiac Rehabilitation for Referral to and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Services: AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 Performance Measures on
Performance Measures (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1400–33)
Press Release
space Vascular Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance: ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Competence Statement on
Clinical Competence Statement (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1097–114)
space Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With
Full Text (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:e1–157)
Executive Summary (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:652–726)
Slide Set
Pocket Guideline
Pocket Guide Pull-Out Card
space Cardiac Interventional Procedures: ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2007 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:82 -108)
Clinical Competence Statement
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Echocardiography: ACCF/ASE/ACEP/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2007 Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic and Transesophageal
Appropriateness Criteria
Online Appendixes
Primer
Press Release

space Update to ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
Clinical Competence Statement Update May 24, 2007

 

 
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