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Statements and Guidelines
The American Heart Association (AHA) publishes medical scientific statements on various cardiovascular disease and stroke topics. AHA volunteer scientists and healthcare professionals write the papers. The statements are supported by scientific studies published in recognized journals and have a rigorous review and approval process.  Scientific statements generally include a review of data available on a specific subject, an evaluation on its relationship to overall cardiovascular disease science, and often an American Heart Association position on the basis of that evaluation.

Statements and Guidelines

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Response to NEJM study: Major congenital malformations after first-trimester exposure

ACC/AHA Peripheral Arterial Disease Guidelines

Recently Released Statements
Scientific statements and clinical practice guidelines on various topics pertaining to cardiovascular disease and stroke:

ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 Clinical Competence Statement on Management of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant

Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Dietary Lifestyle Changes for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Adults

Clinician's Guide to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Adults

ACCF/AHA Clopidogrel Clinical Alert: Approaches to the FDA "Boxed Warning"

Surgical Management of Descending Thoracic Aortic Disease: Open and Endovascular Approaches

Stroke Statements & Guidelines

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Recently released statements:

Translating Evidence Into Practice: A Decade of Efforts by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to Reduce Death and Disability Due to Stroke

Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Expansion of the Time Window for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Comprehensive Overview of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Care of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient

AHA/ASA/ACCF Percutaneous Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Stroke Prevention: A Call for Completion of Randomized Clinical Trials

Emergency Cardiovascular Care Statements & Guidelines

All ECC Statements

Recently Released Statements

Regional Systems of Care for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Post–Cardiac Arrest Syndrome: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Prognostication

Essential Features of Designating Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest as a Reportable Event

Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest

2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care