For this reason, the ACC and AHA have not considered these minor charges relevant relationships with industry. *Writing committee members are required to recuse themselves from voting on sections to which their specific relationships with industry and other entities may apply. Significant relationship. No financial benefit. CMS reported payments related to medical education from Medtronic Vascular to a third party, University of Minnesota Foundation, under Dr. Chen s name in 2016. Medtronic has confirmed that there was no payment made to Dr. Chen, and the entry was made in error. The sections authored by Dr. Chen have been reviewed, and it was affirmed that there was no implication of any influence of industry. ACC indicates American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; HRS, Heart Rhythm Society; PI, principal investigator; and VA, Veterans Affairs. Appendix 1. Continued Committee Member Employment Consultant Speakers Bureau Ownership/ Partnership/ Principal Personal Research Institutional, Organizational, or Other Financial Benefit Expert Witness Voting Recusals by Section* CLINICAL STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES Appendix 2. Abbreviated Reviewer Relationships With Industry and Other Entities 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/ HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (August 2018)* Reviewer Representation Employment Comprehensive RWI? Samuel C. Dudley, Jr Official Reviewer AHA University of Minnesota Director, Cardiology Division Yes Federico Gentile Official Reviewer ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines Centro Cardiologico Gentile No Augustus O. 