2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Published: March 28, 2014
- The medical profession should play a central role in evaluating the evidence related to drugs, devices, and procedures for the detection, management, and prevention of disease.
- Updates to the 2011 Focused updates to the 2006 Guidelines and the 2011 focused update including dabigitran.
- Intended to assist the clinician in the care of patients with atrial fibrillation.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: The New Guideline for AFib: A Call for Patient-Centered Decision Making by Mintu Turakhia, MD, MAS, FAHA, FACC, FHRS
- Top Things to Know: 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
- Executive Summary: 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Recommended Reading
- 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update on the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (Update on Dabigitran)
- Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (compilation of the 2006 ACCF/AHA/ESC and 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS recommendations)
- 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused updates incorporated into the ACCF/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- Heart Disease and Stroke 2014 Statistical Update (PDF)