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Society guideline links: Heart failure in adults

Society guideline links: Heart failure in adults

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

(See "Society guideline links: Myocarditis".)

(See "Society guideline links: Atrial fibrillation" and "Society guideline links: Ventricular arrhythmias" and "Society guideline links: Arrhythmias in adults".)

(See "Society guideline links: Heart failure in children".)

(See "Society guideline links: Cardiomyopathy".)

International

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT): Consensus statement for perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure undergoing surgery (2022)

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS): Expert consensus statement on cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure – Implant and follow-up recommendations and management (2012)

American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)/American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Physicians (ACP)/Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)/ISHLT: Clinical competence statement on management of patients with advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant (2010)

Canada

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't prescribe angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in combination with angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) for the treatment of hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, and heart failure (2021)

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in individuals with hypertension or heart failure or CKD of all causes, including diabetes (2021)

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't transfuse red blood cells for arbitrary hemoglobin or hematocrit thresholds in the absence of symptoms, active coronary disease, heart failure, or stroke (2021)

Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS)/Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS): Heart failure guidelines – Clinical trial update on functional mitral regurgitation, SGLT2 inhibitors, ARNI in HFpEF, and tafamidis in amyloidosis (2020)

Diabetes Canada: Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of diabetes in people with heart failure (2018)

CCS: Society guidelines for the management of heart failure, comprehensive update (2017)

United States

American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA): Guideline for the management of heart failure (2022)

ACC: Expert consensus decision pathway for optimization of heart failure treatment – Answers to 10 pivotal issues about heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, update (2021)

ACC: Expert consensus decision pathway for optimization of heart failure treatment – Answers to 10 pivotal issues about heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (2017)

ACC: Expert consensus decision pathway on novel therapies for cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes (2020)

AHA: Scientific statement on addressing social determinants of health in the care of patients with heart failure (2020)

AHA: Scientific statement on family caregiving for individuals with heart failure (2020)

AHA: Scientific statement on heart failure in the era of precision medicine (2020)

AHA: Scientific statement on type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure (2019)

ACC: Expert consensus decision pathway on risk assessment, management, and clinical trajectory of patients hospitalized with heart failure (2019)

HFSA: Consensus statement on nutrition, obesity, and cachexia in patients with heart failure (2019)

AHA: Scientific statement on the evaluation and management of right-sided heart failure (2018)

American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on suspected new-onset and known nonacute heart failure (2018)

HFSA: Consensus statement on remote monitoring of patients with heart failure (2018)

AHA: Scientific statement on the role of biomarkers for the prevention, assessment, and management of heart failure (2017)

AHA: Scientific statement on chronic heart failure in congenital heart disease (2016)

AHA: Scientific statement on contributory risk and management of comorbidities of hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and metabolic syndrome in chronic heart failure (2016)

AHA: Scientific statement on drugs that may cause or exacerbate heart failure (2016)

AHA: Scientific statement on transitions of care in heart failure (2015)

AHA/HFSA: Scientific statement on heart failure management in skilled nursing facilities (2015)

HFSA: Consensus statement on advanced (stage D) heart failure (2015)

HFSA: Consensus statement on heart failure in non-caucasians, women, and older adults (2015)

HFSA: Consensus statement on end-of-life care in patients with heart failure (2014)

ACCF/ACR/American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)/Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)/Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR): Appropriate use criteria on appropriate utilization of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure (2013)

Choosing Wisely: Avoid transfusions of red blood cells for arbitrary hemoglobin or hematocrit thresholds and in the absence of symptoms of active coronary disease, heart failure or stroke (2013)

AHA: Scientific statement on decision making in advanced heart failure (2012)

AHA: Scientific statement on the recommendations for the use of mechanical circulatory support – Device strategies and patient selection (2012)

Choosing Wisely: Avoid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in individuals with hypertension or heart failure or CKD of all causes, including diabetes (2012)

ACCF/AHA/American College of Physicians (ACP)/HFSA/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT): Clinical competence statement on management of patients with advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant (2010)

AHA: Scientific statement on acute heart failure syndromes – Emergency department presentation, treatment, and disposition: Current approaches and future aims (2010)

HFSA: Heart failure guidelines (2010)

AHA: Scientific statement on promoting self-care in persons with heart failure (2009)

AHA: Scientific statement on prevention of heart failure (2008)

Europe

Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Consensus and position papers on heart failure

ESC: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2021)

ESC: Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy (2021)

European Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (EPCCS): Practical guideline on heart failure diagnosis and management in primary care – Recent recommendations (2017)

United Kingdom

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on acute heart failure – Diagnosis and management (2014, updated 2021)

NICE: Interventional procedures guidance on cardiac contractility modulation device implantations for heart failure (2019)

NICE: Guideline on chronic heart failure in adults – Diagnosis and management (2018)

NICE: Quality standard on chronic heart failure in adults (2011, updated 2018)

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN): Management of chronic heart failure – A national clinical guideline (2016)

NICE: Quality standard on acute heart failure (2015)

Australia-New Zealand

National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA) and Cardiac Society for Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ): Guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of heart failure in Australia (2018)

Japan

[In Japanese] Japanese Circulation Society (JCS)/Japanese Heart Failure Society (JHFS): Guideline focused update on diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2021)

[In Japanese] JCS/JHFS: Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2017)

[In Japanese] JCS/Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (JSCVS)/Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (JATS)/Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery (JSVS): Guideline on implantable left ventricular assist device for patients with advanced heart failure (2021)

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