Recent Guidelines and Statements

Guidelines

Feb 2026

2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/ SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Jan 2026

2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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Dec 2025

2025 ACC/AHA/HRS/ISACHD/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Science Advisories

Nov 2025

Pragmatic Approaches to the Evaluation and Monitoring of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association

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Aug 2025

Ultraprocessed Foods and Their Association With Cardiometabolic Health: Evidence, Gaps, and Opportunities: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association

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Jul 2025

Hypertension and the Gut Microbiome: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association

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Clinical Data Standards

Aug 2024

2024 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Social Determinants of Health in Cardiology: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Data Standards

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Aug 2022

2022 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Chest Pain and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Data Standards

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Mar 2021

2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Heart Failure)

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Competence and Training Statements

Nov 2025

2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee

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Feb 2021

2021 ACC/AHA/SVM/ACP Advanced Training Statement on Vascular Medicine (Revision of the 2004 ACC/ACP/SCAI/SVMB/SVS Clinical Competence Statement on Vascular Medicine and Catheter-Based Peripheral Vascular Interventions)

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Jun 2017

2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA/ISHLT/ACP Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (Revision of the ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 Clinical Competence Statement on Management of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant): A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee

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Consensus Statements

Oct 2025

Pediatric Life Support 2025 International Liaison Committee on ResuscitationCIR0000000000001362

Oct 2025

Education Implementation and Teams 2025 International Liaison Committee onCIR0000000000001359

Oct 2025

Methodology and Conflict of Interest Management 2025 International LiaisonCIR0000000000001366

Scientific Statements

Feb 2026

Multimodality Approach to Coronary Ischemic Testing in Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Feb 2026

Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women in the United States Through 2050: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Feb 2026

Malnutrition and Cachexia in Inpatients With Acute Cardiac Conditions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Health Policy Statements

Nov 2025

Genetic and Genomic Testing in Cardiovascular Disease: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

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Jul 2025

Improving Access to Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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Dec 2024

Impact of Smokeless Oral Nicotine Products on Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

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Performance Measures

Jan 2026

2026 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures

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Apr 2025

2025 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures

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Aug 2024

2024 Update to the 2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Heart Failure: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Performance Measures

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Presidential Advisories

Feb 2025

Principles for the Future of Biomedical Research in the United States and Optimizing the National Institutes of Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

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Jun 2024

Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

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May 2024

Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050—Prevalence of Risk Factors and Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

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Other Publications

Jan 2026

2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

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Feb 2025

The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes

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Jan 2025

2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

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