Patients with suspected ACS should be risk strati- fied based on the likelihood of ACS and adverse Table 2. Associated CPGs and Statements Title Organization Publication Year/ Reference CPGs Stable ischemic heart disease ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS 201410 Atrial fibrillation AHA/ACC/HRS 201412 Assessment of cardiovascular risk ACC/AHA 201313 Heart failure ACC/AHA 201314 Lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular risk AHA/ACC 201315 Management of overweight and obesity in adults AHA/ACC/TOS 201316 ST-elevation myocardial infarction ACC/AHA 201317 Treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults ACC/AHA 201318 Acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation ESC 201219 Device-based therapy ACC/AHA/HRS 201320 Third universal definition of myocardial infarction ESC/ACC/AHA/WHF 201221 Acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation ESC 201122 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery ACC/AHA 201123 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ACC/AHA 201124 Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women AHA/ACC 201125 Percutaneous coronary intervention ACC/AHA/SCAI 201126 Secondary prevention and risk reduction therapy for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease Assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults ACC/AHA 201028 Myocardial revascularization ESC 201029 Unstable angina and non ST-elevation myocardial infarction NICE 201030 Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care part 9: postcardiac arrest care Seventh report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure Statements Key data elements and definitions for measuring the clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes and coronary artery disease Practical clinical considerations in the interpretation of troponin elevations ACC 201234 Testing of low-risk patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain AHA 201035 Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes mellitus AHA/ADA 200736 Prevention and control of influenza CDC 200537 *The full-text SIHD CPG is from 2012.11 A focused update was published in 2014.10 Minor modifications were made in 2013. 