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. 2024 Feb 29;22:215. doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-04959-5

Table 2.

Characteristics of the included clinical practice guidelines

Title of CPGs Abbreviated Name Development institution Continent/Country Year Published/Updated Newly developed Publication in a journal Evidence analysis Quality tool referral
Journal name Impact factor (2022)
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy AHA/ACC HCM (2020) AHA/ACC USA 2020 No Journal of the American College of Cardiology 24.4 Systematic review, consensus method among experts, including a lay/patient representative AHA/ACC Policies for Development of Guidelines, Performance Measures, and Data Standards, Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease AHA/ACC PAD (2016) AHA/ACC USA 2017 No Circulation, Co-published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and reprinted in Vascular Medicine

- Circulation: 37.8

- Journal of the American

College of Cardiology:24.4

- Vascular Medicine:3.7

Systematic literature review, a nurse in the role of patient representative in the writing committee Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
2022 AHA ACC HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure AHA/ACC/HFSA HF (2022) AHA ACC HFSA USA 2022 No Circulation 37.8 Systematic literature review, 2 lay/patient representatives in the writing committee Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation AHA/ACC/HRS AF (2019) AHA ACC HRS USA 2019 No Journal of the American College of Cardiology, co-published in Circulation and Heart Rhythm

- Journal of the American College of Cardiology:24.4

- Circulation: 37.8

Systematic review Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
2021 AHA ASA Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack AHA/ASA Stroke (2021) AHA ASA USA 2021 No Stroke 8.3 Systematic Review, consensus method among experts, a lay/patient representative in the writing group AHA/ASA Policies and Procedures for Development of Scientific Publications
2018 Australian Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, and Management of Heart Failure Australia HF (2018) NHFA CSANZ Australia 2018 No Heart, Lung and Circulation 2.6 Systematic literature review Not reported
2019 Brazilian CVDs prevention guideline 2019 update Brazilian CVD (2019) SBC Brazil 2019 No Arq Bras Cardiol 2.6 Systematic literature review Not reported
2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure Canadian HF (2017) CCS Canada 2017 No Canadian Journal of Cardiology 7.2 Systematic literature review AGREE II
2020 Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Secondary Prevention of Stroke Update 2020 CSBPR (2020) HSF Canada Canada 2020 No No NA Systematic review, consensus method among experts AGREE II
2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) ESC AF (2020) ESC EACTS Europe 2020 No European Heart Journal 39.3 Systematic review, consensus method among experts ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production
2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice ESC CVD (2021) ESC Europe 2021 No European Heart Journal 39.3 Systematic literature review ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production
2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure ESC HF (2021) ESC Europe 2021 No European Heart Journal 39.3 Systematic literature review ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production
2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) ESC PAD (2017) ESC ESVS Europe 2018 No European Heart Journal 39.3 Systematic literature review ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production
ESVM (European Journal of Vascular Medicine) Guideline on peripheral arterial disease 2019 ESVM PAD (2019) ESVM Europe 2019 No Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine 1.8 Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts Not reported
JCS 2017 JHFS 2017 guideline on diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure JCS /JHFS HF (2017) JCS JHFS Japan 2017 No Circulation Journal 3.3 Systematic literature Review Not reported
2019 Korean Clinical Practice Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Korea Recommendations for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention after Acute Coronary Syndrome Korean CR ACS (2019) The Korean Society of Cardiology Korea 2019 Yes Korean Circulation Journal 2.9 Systematic review Not reported
2018 Malaysian clinical practice guidelines of stable coronary artery disease Malaysia SCAD (2018) NHAM AMM Malaysia 2018 No No NA Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts Not reported
2019 Malaysian clinical practice guidelines management of STEMI Malaysia STEMI (2019) NHAM AMM Malaysia 2019 No No NA Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts Not reported
2017 Malaysian Primary & Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Malaysian CVD (2017) NHAM AMM Malaysia 2017 Yes No NA Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts Not reported
2019 Malaysian clinical practice guidelines management of Heart Failure Malaysian HF (2019) NHAM AMM MOH Malaysia Malaysia 2019 No No NA Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts Not reported
Physical Therapist Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Individuals with Heart Failure 2020 PT HF (2020) APTA USA 2020 Yes Physical therapy 3.8 Systematic literature review, the consensus among experts, including a patient representative as external reviewer AGREE II
2017 SIGN Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease SIGN 149 CVD (2017) SIGN UK 2017 No No NA Systematic literature review SIGN 50: a guideline developer’s handbook, 2015 edition
2019 USA VADoD clinical practice guideline for the management of stroke rehabilitation VA/DoD Stroke Rehab (2019) VA/DoD USA 2019 No No NA Systematic review, consensus method among experts, including patient focus group The Guideline for Guidelines, an internal document of the VA and DoD EBPWG2019

Note: AHA/ACC American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology, HFSA the Heart Failure Society of America, HRS Heart Rhythm Society, ASA American Stroke Association, ESC the European Society of Cardiology, EACTS the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ESVS the European Society for Vascular Surgery, ESVM European Society for Vascular Medicine, JCS the Japanese Circulation Society, JHFS the Japanese Heart Failure Society, NHAM National Heart Association of Malaysia, AMM the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, MOH Malaysia, Ministry of Health Malaysia, APTA The American Physical Therapy Association, SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, VA/DoD Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, CSANZ Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, NHFA National Heart Foundation of Australia, HSF Canada Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Society, SBC Brazilian Society of Cardiology, NA Not applicable, AGREE II Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II