ACCF/AHA Clinical Practice Guideline Methodology Summit Report

Abstract

SRs performed by other groups and used as part of the CPG process may or may not be available for free public access. * ACCF indicates American College of Cardiology Foundation; AHA, American Heart Association; AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CPG, clinical practice guideline; EPC, evidence-based practice center; ERC, evidence review committee; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; GWC, guideline writing committee; HRS, Heart Rhythm Society; IOM, Institute of Medicine; LBCT, late-breaking clinical trial; LOE, level of evidence; NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information; NCDR, National Cardiovascular Data Registry; PICO(TS), mnemonic: population, intervention, comparator, outcomes, timing, and setting; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SR, systematic review; and Task Force, ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines. ACCF indicates American College of Cardiology Foundation; AHA, American Heart Association; COR, class of recommendation; CPG, clinical practice guideline; EPC, evidence-based practice center; GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation; GWC, guideline writing committee; IOM, Institute of Medicine; LOE, level of evidence; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; PICO(TS), mnemonic: population, intervention, comparator, outcomes, timing and setting; QOE, quality of evidence; SR, systematic review; and Task Force, ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines.