Cardiac Guidelines
Procedures and Therapies
Online cardiology resources for medical professionals.
ACC/AHA guidelines
for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force
on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Pacemaker Implantation). American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. 1998 Apr (reviewed 2000). 34 pages.
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart
Failure in the Adult, November 2001
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial
Infarction:
ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and
non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice
Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina). American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. 2000. 93 pages.
1999 update:
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction). American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association. 1996 Nov 1 (revised [via Web site] 1999 Sep) . 22 pages.
American College of Cardiology Pocket Guidelines Online resource for standards in
management of acute MI, stroke, and preoperative evaluation
Atrial Fibrillation Management Guidelines August 2001, ACC/AHA/ESC
Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, Full Text
Cardiology clinical practice guidelines
Clinical Practice
Guideline on heart failure
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Assessment Application Guide assessment measures the most important
CVD markers available, including crucial new independent factors, a diverse array of lipoproteins, and two computed ratios.
Fifth ACCP
consensus conference on antithrombotic therapy. American College of Chest Physicians. 1998. 330 pages.
Guidelines For Evaluation Of Cardiac Disability
Guidelines for the
evaluation of management of heart failure: report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
(Committee on Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. 1995 Nov 1 (reviewed 2000). 21 pages.
Guidelines for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for non-cardiac
Surgery
Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina. American
College of Cardiology/American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine/American Heart Association. 1999 Jun. 105 pages.
Indications for Cardiac Cath ACC Guidelines
Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians Diagnosing and Managing Unstable Angina
American College of Surgeons (ACS) Information about the organization, including its departments and divisions, board
of regents, advisory councils, and board of governors. Education and surgical services, fellowships, publications, legislative affairs and recent news are
provided, as well as a link to public statements and guidelines published by the college.
Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Treatments and Statistics
Argatroban Injection - Quality information about anticoagulant therapy. Argatroban Injection is a synthetic
direct thrombin inhibitor developed in response to the urgent clinical need for a safe and effective alternative to heparin in HIT with or without
thrombosis. Argatroban is now approved as anticoagulant therapy in patients who have or are at risk for HIT undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI).
Cardiac Surgery Clinical Trials Listing of Clinical Research Trials for Cardiac
Surgery.
Cardiac Surgery @ MedNets
Cardiac Surgery (Medtronic)
Cardiac Surgery student handouts from University of
Southern California school of medicine
Cardiac Surgery Information
Cardiac Surgery Information Home Page Watch a mitral valve-repair operation online. Get the latest research on
procedures, such as in vitro endothelialization, coronary angiogenesis and coronary bypass. Statistics about the results of heart surgeries.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network nice videos and diagrams
Cardiothoracic Surgery Oral Boards on the Web Test your clinical skills
with the online mock oral examination.
ChestNet/ The American College of Chest Physicians, publisher of CHEST-The Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care
Journal, is the leading resource for the improvement in cardiopulmonary health and critical care.
Chest Wall Resection
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
Coronary Artery Surgery surgical procedures, concepts, new ideas, proposed and completed research, and
discussion of coronary artery surgery
Coronary Artery Surgery Forum Devoted to all those interested in coronary artery surgery, this site
publishes surgical procedures, concepts, new ideas, proposed and completed research, and discussion of coronary artery surgery submissions collected from
users. Topics submitted for discussion include shortness of breath, coronary stent failure, bypass surgery, and aneurysmal coronary artery disease.
Submissions are posted on a message board and accessible to the public. The site also contains links to useful cardiology and general health sites.
Developing Nations Cardiology and Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Forum The international home page of the Developing
Nations Cardiology and Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (DENCATS) Forum provides a discussion group dedicated to the special issues in cardiology and cardiothoracic
surgery in developing nations of the world. The site features a discussion topic of the month, an online journal, a newsletter, and access to MEDLINE. A
section for surgeons includes employment opportunities, meetings and conferences, a message board, and links to Internet resources.
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, a professional
organization founded in 1986, offers information at its site regarding the society, membership, and upcoming events. The site contains archived and current
editions of the group's newsletter and an online membership application form. A link is included to the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
European Cardiac Surgical Registry This registry is the cardiac surgery database of the European Association for
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and serves as a central repository for cardiac surgical data in Europe and other parts of the world. The site provides information
about the registry and the database.
Excimer Laser Angioplasty Paper discussing the applications of
excimer lasers in angioplasty.
Guidant - Your Pacemaker and You An introduction from Guidant Corporation.
Heart Surgery Forum Internet resources for the cardiovascular surgeon. Includes links to online journals,
societies, academic institutions, practice groups, industry and research organizations.
Heart Surgery Information
Heart Surgery Learning Center The Heart Surgery Forum, an official publication of the International
Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, provides explanations and information regarding cardiovascular diseases for patients and the general public.
Topics discussed include minimally invasive cardiac surgery, heart disease in children, and heart disease in adults. Glossaries of medical terminology and
lessons in cardiovascular anatomy are also available.
Heart Surgery Online
Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices
Implantation of the Automatic Cardioverter-Defibrillator
In-stent Restenosis Clinical Trials Listing of Clinical Research Trials for
In-stent Restenosis
Indications for Cardiac Cath ACC Guidelines
MIDCAB Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
Open Heart Live Health information and medical news site. Live online surgeries.
Pacemaker Information for Patients and Physicians Dr.W.Scheibelhofer, a Cardiologist, presents
information concerning Cardiac Pacing, with links for Patients and Physicians.
Pacemaker Information Medtronic
Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery
Transcutaneous Pacing Pocket Card
- Outlines the emergency indications, keyy points, patient preparation, and care of the patient. Philips Medical Systems [PDF - 223Kb]
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