Table 1.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Guidelines of German Speaking Countries in Europe (LLKardReha-DACH): Guidelines generation—major organizational steps.

Step 1	Determination of Contents: “Lead Management” and “Steering Committee”
Step 2	Selection of leading authors with topic-related expertise: “Lead management”
Step 3	Internal control and reviewing of topic-related chapters: “Lead management”
Step 4	External control and reviewing of topic-related chapters, grading and final approvement of evidence-based recommendations: “Steering committee”
	External supervision: AWMF; “Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany”