The American College of Cardiology Foundation provides a framework of evidence-based clinical statements and guidelines developed by leaders in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Methodologies for the development of clinical statements and guidelines are available in the following (PDF) documents:

• Practice Guidelines: Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
• Appropriate Use Criteria: ACC Appropriate Use Criteria Methodology: 2018 Update (J Am Coll Cardiol 2018;71:935-48)
• Performance Measures: ACC/AHA Methodology for the Selection and Creation of Performance Measures for Quantifying the Quality of Cardiovascular Care (J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;45:1147–56)
• Data Standards: ACC/AHA 2007 Methodology for the Development of Clinical Data Standards (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:831-7)
• Expert Consensus Decision Pathways: 2019 Methodology for Creating Expert Consensus Decision Pathways (J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 74:1138-50)