Guidelines for the Evaluation and 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)

摘要: It is becoming more apparent each day that despite a strong national commitment to excellence in health care, the resources and personnel are finite. is, therefore, appropriate medical profession examine impact of developing technology new therapeutic modalities on practice cardiology. Such analysis, carefully conducted, could potentially have an cost care without diminishing effectiveness care. To this end, American College Cardiology Heart Association 1980 established Task Force Assessment Diagnostic Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (now ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines) with following charge: The task force shall develop guidelines relative role approaches specific noninvasive invasive procedures diagnosis management cardiovascular disease. address, when appropriate, contribution, uniqueness, sensitivity, specificity, indications, contraindications cost-effectiveness such diagnostic modalities. emphasize values developed as educational resource. include chair eight members, four representatives from Cardiology. The may select ad hoc members needed upon approval presidents both organizations. Recommendations forwarded President organization. Melvin D. Cheitlin, MD, Kim A. Eagle, Timothy J. Gardner, Arthur Garson, Jr, MPH, Raymond Gibbons, Richard P. Lewis, Robert O’Rourke, Thomas Ryan, James L. Ritchie, Chair. Committee Develop Guidelines Evaluation …