Patients with ischemic stroke were included in the population studied when possible. Table 2. Associated AHA/ASA Guidelines and Statements Title Organization Publication year AHA/ASA guidelines Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy24 Guideline on the Management of Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease25 ASA/ACCF/AHA/AANN/ AANS/ACR/ASNR/CNS/ SAIP/SCAI/SIR/SNIS/ SVM/SVS Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk26 Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults27 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation28 Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage17 Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack9 Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women20 Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke18 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults29 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease30 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol31 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/ APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke16 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease19 Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation32 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease33 AHA/ASA statements Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis22 Cervical Arterial Dissections and Association With Cervical Manipulative Therapy21 Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors34 Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current State of the Science34a AHA/ASA presidential advisory Defining Optimal Brain Health in Adults35 AACVPR indicates American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; AANN, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses; AANS, American Association of Neurological Surgeons; AAPA, American Academy of Physician Assistants; ABC, Association of Black Cardiologists; ACC, American College of Cardiol- ogy; ACCF, American College of Cardiology Foundation; ACPM, American College of Preventive Medicine; ACR, American College of Radiology; ADA, American Diabetes Association; AGS, American Geriatrics Society; AHA, American Heart Association; ASA, American Stroke Association; APhA, American Pharmacists Association; ASH, American Society of Hypertension; ASNR, American Society of Neuroradiology; ASPC, American Society for Preventive Cardiology; CNS, Congress of Neurological Surgeons; HRS, Heart Rhythm Society; NLA, National Lipid Association; NMA, National Medical Association; PCNA, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association; SAIP, Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention; SCAI, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; SIR, Society of Interventional Radiology; SNIS, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery; SVM, Society for Vascular Medicine; SVS, Society for Vascular Surgery; and TOS, The Obesity Society. 