Levels of Evidence Supporting American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology Guidelines, 2008-2018

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Authors

Sidney C. Smith · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Renato D. Lópes · Clinical Research Institute

Abstract

Among recommendations in major cardiovascular society guidelines, only a small percentage were supported by evidence from multiple RCTs or a single, large RCT. This pattern does not appear to have meaningfully improved from 2008 to 2018.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 321, Issue 11, pp. 1069-1069

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.1122

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