Cardiology Clinical Guidelines
Cardiology guideline index: the governing ACC/AHA, ESC, HRS, and AHA guidelines on heart failure, coronary disease, atrial fibrillation, and resuscitation.
The cardiology guideline index. This section is new, and the table below is its current content: the governing professional-society guidelines for the department, each with its publisher, current edition, scope, and a source link. The parent hub is Cardiology.
Governing guidelines
| Guideline | Publisher | Edition | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure | ACC/AHA with the Heart Failure Society of America | 2022 (replaces 2013 and the 2017 focused update) | Prevention, diagnosis, and management of heart failure across ejection fraction categories, including cardiac amyloidosis, cardio-oncology, comorbidities, devices, and advanced therapies for stage D | Circulation |
| 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease | ACC/AHA with partner societies | 2023 (replaces 2012 and the 2014 focused update) | Diagnosis and management of chronic coronary disease, including lifestyle, pharmacotherapy, revascularization decisions, and team-based care | Circulation |
| 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes | ACC/AHA with ACEP, NAEMSP, and SCAI | 2025 (replaces the 2013 STEMI and 2014 NSTE-ACS guidelines) | The full spectrum of acute coronary syndromes from unstable angina through STEMI, including reperfusion, antithrombotic therapy, and post-ACS care | Circulation |
| 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation | ACC/AHA with ACCP and HRS | 2023 (replaces 2014 and the 2019 focused update) | Classification, thromboembolic risk assessment, anticoagulation, left atrial appendage occlusion, rate and rhythm control, ablation, and risk factor modification | Circulation |
| 2025 AHA/ACC Multisociety Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults | ACC/AHA with twelve partner societies | 2025 (replaces 2017) | Blood pressure measurement, risk estimation, lifestyle and pharmacologic treatment, resistant hypertension, and special populations including CKD, diabetes, and pregnancy | Circulation |
| 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease | ACC/AHA | 2020 (replaces 2014 and the 2017 focused update) | Staging, evaluation, and medical, transcatheter, and surgical management of adult valvular heart disease, and the role of the multidisciplinary valve team | Circulation |
| 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care | American Heart Association | 2025 (updates 2020) | Systems of care, neonatal, pediatric, and adult basic and advanced life support, post-cardiac arrest care, special circumstances, education, and ethics | Circulation |
| 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death | ACC/AHA with HRS | 2017 | Management of adults with ventricular arrhythmias or at risk of sudden cardiac death, including the diseases and syndromes associated with that risk | Circulation |
| 2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Guideline on Cardiac Physiologic Pacing for the Avoidance and Mitigation of Heart Failure | Heart Rhythm Society with APHRS and LAHRS | 2023 | Cardiac resynchronization therapy and conduction system pacing: indications, patient selection, implant management, follow-up, and pediatric use | Heart Rhythm |
| 2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation | European Society of Cardiology with EACTS | 2024 (replaces 2020) | The AF-CARE framework: comorbidity and risk factor management, stroke avoidance, and rate and rhythm control, with 130 recommendations | European Heart Journal |
| 2023 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes | European Society of Cardiology | 2023 (merges the 2017 STEMI and 2020 NSTE-ACS guidelines) | The full spectrum of acute coronary syndromes from unstable angina through STEMI | European Heart Journal |
| 2021 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure, with the 2023 Focused Update | European Society of Cardiology with the Heart Failure Association | 2021; focused update 2023 | Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure; the 2023 update revises treatment recommendations on the basis of trials reported through March 2023 | European Heart Journal |
How the guideline series are built
Each guideline series on this site is a synthesis, not a summary of a single document. The relevant professional-society guidelines for a topic are read together and their recommendations integrated into one reference, and every substantive statement carries a numbered, DOI-linked citation back to its source. Long syntheses are split into sequential part pages so each part loads quickly and is individually citable. Every page carries a date (first published) and a lastmod (last substantive revision) in its metadata; when a source society issues a new edition, the affected series is revised and its lastmod advances. Each series is reviewed by a clinician before it publishes. The cardiology series are forthcoming and will be listed on this page and on the department hub as they publish.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the cardiology guidelines index?
The professional-society guidelines that govern cardiovascular practice: ACC/AHA guidelines on heart failure, chronic coronary disease, acute coronary syndromes, atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, valvular heart disease, and ventricular arrhythmias; the HRS cardiac physiologic pacing guideline; the AHA CPR and emergency cardiovascular care guidelines; and ESC guidelines on atrial fibrillation, acute coronary syndromes, and heart failure. Each entry names the publisher and current edition and links to the source.
How will the cardiology guideline series be built?
In the same format as the site’s other departments: the relevant society guidelines for a topic are read together and integrated into one reference, every substantive statement carries a numbered DOI-linked citation, long syntheses are split into sequential part pages, each page carries a published date and a lastmod date, and each series is reviewed by a clinician before it publishes. The cardiology series are forthcoming.
Why are some topics listed twice?
Atrial fibrillation, acute coronary syndromes, and heart failure each have a current ACC/AHA guideline and a current ESC guideline. Both are indexed because institutions adopt one or the other and the recommendations differ in places. The index does not adjudicate between them.
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