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Apr 1, 2022 · Since 1980, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have translated scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines with recommendations to improve cardiovascular health.

The 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes 1 (ACC/AHA/Multisociety ACS Guideline) highlights the importance of the most recent clinical evidence in treating patients with heart attacks and other acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Feb 27, 2025 · This guideline focuses on the acute management of ACS, including unstable angina, NSTEMI, and STEMI. Authors Sunil Rao, MD, Michelle L. O'Donoghue, MD, MPH, FAHA, and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, FAHA announce the publication of the new guideline and discuss some of the new evidence that lead to this update.

Apr 1, 2025 · In September 2024, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association updated their 2014 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. This comprehensive document reinforces many previous recommendations and provides new evidence and expert opinion …

Feb 27, 2025 · A new clinical guideline released by the ACC and the American Heart Association includes new evidence and updated recommendations for managing patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes was published simultaneously in JACC and …

The "2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes" and the "2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization" retire and replace, respectively, the "2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease."

The 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes highlights the importance of the most recent clinical evidence in treating patients with heart attacks and other acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. 2024 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) provides a framework of evidence-based clinical statements and guidelines developed by leaders in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Click the links below for the most recent Clinical Practice Guidelines and ACC Clinical Documents: