ACC-Endorsed Clinical Policy

The following were developed by other organizations and were reviewed and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Although there is agreement with the general concepts and confidence in the methodology used for development by the convening organizations, the ACC may not agree with every identified statement and/or specific wording. These were not published by the ACC and do not represent official ACC policy.

ACC Partnership and Endorsement Policy

• American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes– 2023. Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management, American Diabetes Association, January 2023.
• American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes– 2022. Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management, American Diabetes Association, January 2022.
• American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes– 2021. Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management, American Diabetes Association, January 2021.
• SIR Clinical Practice Guideline for Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters in the Treatment of Patients with Venous Thromboembolic Disease. Society of Interventional Radiology, September 2020.
• ASE Statement on Protection of Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak. American Society of Echocardiography, April 2020.
• SCCT Guidance for Use of Cardiac CT Amidst COVID Pandemic. Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, March 2020.
• HRS Guidance for Practicing Electrophysiologists During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Heart Rhythm Society, April 2020.
• HRS/​AHA Guidance for Rebooting Electrophysiology through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Heart Rhythm Society, June 2020.
• American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2020. Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management. American Diabetes Association, January 2020.
• SCAI/​Multispecialty Position Statement on Occupational Health Hazards of the Catheterization Laboratory. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Feb 2020.
• HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm Society, May 2019.
• ASNC/​AHA/​ASE/​EANM/​ISA/​HFSA/​SCMR/​SNMMI Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis. Part 1 of 2 – Evidence Base and Standardized Methods of Imaging. Part 2 of 2 – Diagnostic Criteria and Appropriate Utilization. American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 2019.
• SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification of Cardiogenic Shock. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. May 2019.
• 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm Society, May 2019.
• American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2019. Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management. January 2019.
• Unscheduled Procedural Sedation: A Multidisciplinary Consensus Practice Guideline. American College of Emergency Physicians. September 2018.
• American Psychiatric Association (APA) Resource Document on QTc Prolongation and Psychotropic Medications. American Psychiatric Association, June 2018.
• 2017 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on CIED Lead Management and Extraction. Heart Rhythm. Heart Rhythm Society, 2017.
• National Educational Curriculum on Sonography Developed by the JRC-DMS and JRC-CVT.
• Cardiovascular Health in African Americans: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. American Heart Association, 2017
• AHA Update to Practice Standards for Electrocardiographic (ECG) Monitoring in Hospital Settings. American Heart Association, 2017.
• AAP Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017
• Radiation Safety in Children with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: A Scientific Position Statement on Multimodality Dose Optimization from the Image Gently Alliance. Image Gently Alliance, 2017
• 2017 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radiation Exposure in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices. Heart Rhythm Society. 2017
• 2017 HRS/​EHRA/​ECAS/​APHRS/​SOLAECE Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm Society, 2017
• EHRA/​HRS/​APHRS/​SOLAECE Expert Consensus on Atrial Cardiomyopathies: Definition, Characterization and Clinical Implication. Heart Rhythm. 2017. Heart Rhythm Society.
• CAD-RADS Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System. An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2016. Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
• 2015 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST) and Vasovagal Syncope (VVS) Heart Rhythm. 2015. Heart Rhythm Society.
• 2015 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Remote Interrogation and Monitoring for Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices
  Heart Rhythm. 2015. Heart Rhythm Society.
• 2015 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/SOLAECE Expert Consensus Statement on Optimal Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Programming and Testing
  Heart Rhythm. 2015. Rhythm Society.
• AHA Approaches to Enhancing Radiation Safety in Cardiovascular Imaging
  Circulation. 2014. American Heart Association.
• 2014 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Arrhythmias Associated with Cardiac Sarcoidosis
  Heart Rhythm. 2014. Heart Rhythm Society.
• 2014 PACES/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Recognition and Management of Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  Heart Rhythm. 2014. Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society and Heart Rhythm Society.
• 2013 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Electrophysiology (EP) Lab Standards: Process, Protocols, Equipment, Personnel and Safety
  Heart Rhythm. 2014. Heart Rhythm Society.
• 2013 HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Inherited Primary Arrhythmia Syndromes
  Heart Rhythm. 2013. Heart Rhythm Society, European Heart Rhythm Association, and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society.
• Latency of ECG Displays of Hospital Telemetry Systems: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association
  Circulation. 2012. American Heart Association.
• PACES/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of the Asymptomatic Young Patient with a Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW, Ventricular Preexcitation) Electrocardiographic Pattern
  Heart Rhythm. 2012. Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society and Heart Rhythm Society.
• Pediatric Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  Pediatrics. 2012. American Academy of Pediatrics.
• 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-Up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design
  Rhythm. 2011. Heart Rhythm Society; the European Heart Rhythm Association, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology; and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society.
• Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease
  Circulation. 2012. American Heart Association.
• Strategies for Implementing Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
  Pediatrics. 2011. American Academy of Pediatrics.
• The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of Patients with Implantable Defibrillators, Pacemakers and Arrhythmia Monitors: Facilities and Patient Management
  Heart Rhythm. 2011. Heart Rhythm Society and American Society of Anesthesiologists.
• Interventional Fellowship in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease for Adults
  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2010. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
• HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) in Patients Nearing End of Life or Requesting Withdrawal of Therapy
  Heart Rhythm. 2010. Heart Rhythm Society.
• Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging II: Proceedings from the Second American College of Cardiology-Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009. American College of Cardiology Foundation.
• Defining the Length of Stay Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
• Recommendations from the Heart Rhythm Society Task Force on Lead Performance Policies and Guidelines
  Heart Rhythm. 2009. Heart Rhythm Society.
• EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias
  Heart Rhythm. 2009. Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology.
• Echocardiographic Imaging in Clinical Trials: American Society of Echocardiography Standards for Echocardiography Core Laboratories
  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2009. American Society of Echocardiography.
• Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves with Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound
  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2009. American Society of Echocardiography.
• HRS/​EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the Monitoring of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs): Description of Techniques, Indications, Personnel, Frequency and Ethical Considerations
  Heart Rhythm. 2008. Heart Rhythm Society and European Heart Rhythm Association.
• Heart Rhythm Society/​Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society Clinical Competency Statement: Training Pathways for Implantation of Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Patients
  Heart Rhythm. 2008. Heart Rhythm Society and Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society.
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline Executive Summary
  Respiratory Care. 2008. American Association for Respiratory Care.
• Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiovascular Devices
  Circulation. 2007. American Heart Association.