Cardiology — AHA/ACC Guidelines

The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology jointly publish the major US cardiovascular guidelines. All guidelines are open access via Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Guideline portals

• ACC Guidelines Hub
• AHA Professional Statements & Guidelines
• AHA Journals open-access guidelines

Cornerstone documents

Prevention

• 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of CVD
• 2018 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Cholesterol Guideline
• 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline
• ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus — 10-year and lifetime risk; pooled cohort equations.
• PREVENT Risk Calculator (2023 AHA) — newer multi-system risk model.

Acute coronary syndromes / chronic CAD

• 2023 ACC/AHA Chronic Coronary Disease Guideline
• 2025 ACC/AHA ACS Guideline (Acute Coronary Syndromes)

Heart failure

• 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA HF Guideline

Atrial fibrillation

• 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Atrial Fibrillation Guideline
• CHA₂DS₂-VASc calculator (MDCalc)
• HAS-BLED bleeding risk (MDCalc)

Valvular heart disease

• 2020 ACC/AHA Valvular Heart Disease Guideline

Pediatric cardiology

• AHA Pediatric Cardiovascular Statements — search “pediatric”.
• NHLBI Integrated Guidelines on CV Health & Risk Reduction in Children & Adolescents (NHLBI/AAP-endorsed): local PDF · upstream