Durability of Class I American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations

News Monday, June 9th, 2014

JAMA: 5/28/14

Importance  Little is known regarding the durability of clinical practice guideline recommendations over time.

Objective  To characterize variations in the durability of class I (“procedure/treatment should be performed/administered”) American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline recommendations.

Design, Setting, and Participants  Textual analysis by 4 independent reviewers of 11 guidelines published between 1998 and 2007 and revised between 2006 and 2013. Read More

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