Recent Guidelines and Statements
Guidelines
Sep 2026
2026 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Aug 2026
2026 Guideline for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Guideline From the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association
Jun 2026
2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Science Advisories
Sep 2026
American Heart Association’s Strategic Approach to Promoting Blood Pressure Control: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
Aug 2026
Evidence Update for Minimally Invasive Surgical Evacuation of Supratentorial Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
May 2026
Importance of Fostering International Collaboration for Optimal Outcomes of Kawasaki Disease Worldwide: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
Consensus Statements
Jun 2026
AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (2026)
Oct 2025
Education Implementation and Teams 2025 International Liaison Committee onCIR0000000000001359
Oct 2025
Pediatric Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations
Scientific Statements
Oct 2026
Health Literacy and Communication in Stroke Prevention, Management, and Recovery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Oct 2026
Multidisciplinary Approach to Antiplatelet Management in Coronary Syndromes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Oct 2026
Role of Telemedicine in Congenital Heart Disease Care Models in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Health Policy Statements
Nov 2025
Genetic and Genomic Testing in Cardiovascular Disease: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association
Jul 2025
Improving Access to Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
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
Performance Measures
Aug 2026
2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on 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
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
Presidential Advisories
Apr 2026
Health Care Affordability in the United States, From Crisis to Action: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association
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
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
Other Publications
Jan 2026
2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association
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
Jan 2025
2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association
Featured AHA Scientific Journals
Circulation Research
Mechanistic research of relevance to the cardiovascular system from various disciplines.
Circulation
The latest research in the fields of cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology, internal medicine, nursing and other fields in cardiovascular medicine are printed in the council's journal each month.
ATVB Journal
The latest and greatest research in the fields of arteriosclerosis, thrombosis and vascular biology.
