2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
A Report of the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Published 5 June 2013
Clyde W. Yancy, Mariell Jessup, Biykem Bozkurt, Javed Butler, Donald E. CaseyJr, Mark H. Drazner, Gregg C. Fonarow, Stephen A. Geraci, Tamara Horwich, James L. Januzzi, Maryl R. Johnson, Edward K. Kasper, Wayne C. Levy, Frederick A. Masoudi, Patrick E. McBride, John J.V. McMurray, Judith E. Mitchell, Pamela N. Peterson, Barbara Riegel, Flora Sam, Lynne W. Stevenson, W.H. Wilson Tang, Emily J. Tsai and Bruce L. Wilkoff
Circulation. 2013 Oct 15;128(16):e240-327
This guideline covers multiple management issues for the adult patient with heart failure (HF), including:
- HF with preserved ejection fraction (EF) and hospitalized HF.
- Stage D HF, palliative care, transition of care, and quality of care for HF.
- Management strategies appropriate for the patient at risk for HF or already affected by HF
- Lifestyle modification and medications that constitute guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)
The committee was composed of physicians and a nurse with broad expertise in the evaluation, care, and management of patients with HF. The authors included general cardiologists, HF and transplant specialists, electrophysiologists, general internists, and physicians with methodological expertise. The committee also included representatives from the ACCF, AHA, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, Heart Rhythm Society, and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
This guideline was endorsed by ISHLT in 2013.
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