What is 2014 ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Focused Update of the Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease and explain in detail?
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines have created a “focused update” process to revise existing guideline recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease. This process includes a broad-based vetting process to identify important studies, and criteria for inclusion of new data. The writing committee reviews and ranks evidence supporting each recommendation, and for certain conditions for which inadequate data are available, recommendations are based on expert consensus and clinical experience. The document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees, American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons in July 2014.