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They used the 2019 ACC/AHA guidelines to determine primary prevention statin therapy eligibility criteria. These guidelines recommend statin therapy for adults between forty and seventy-five who ...
Michos has participated in multiple national and international society guidelines and position statements including the 2019 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guideline to update recommendations for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. [10]
Donna K Arnett; Roger S Blumenthal; Michelle A Albert; et al. (17 March 2019). "2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines".
The DASH diet is one of three healthy diets recommended in the 2015–20 U.S. Dietary Guidelines, which also include the Mediterranean diet and a vegetarian diet. [2] [3] The American Heart Association (AHA) considers the DASH diet "specific and well-documented across age, sex and ethnically diverse groups." [3]
Guidelines on the choice of agents and how best to step up treatment for various subgroups in hypertension (high blood pressure) have changed over time and differ between countries. A Comparison of International Guidelines on Goal Blood Pressure and Initial Therapy for Adults With Hypertension (adapted from JNC 8 guidelines [ 1 ] )
In the 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS guidelines, anticoagulation is recommended in non-valvular AF if there is a score of two or more in men and three or more in women and may be considered if there is a score of one in men or two in women; not using anticoagulation is reasonable if there is a score of zero in men or one in women. [106]
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949. It bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet its qualifications.
In 2003, the AHA and the American Stroke Association created the Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke program. [79] It is a voluntary registry that hospitals can use to receive the latest scientific treatment guidelines. [80] The program also collects data on patient characteristics, hospital adherence to guidelines, and patient outcomes. [79]