Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease

TAD Guidelines 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/1 SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology today announced the release of clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease.

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Physician Commentary by Reed E. Pyeritz, MD, PhD

These guidelines, spearheaded by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), not only offer new recommendations for the diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic disease (TAD), they deliver a powerful message to physicians and patients: Early diagnosis and treatment can save lives.

The new guidelines appeared in the April 6, 2010, issues of the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC) and Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, as well as on web sites of the ACC (www.acc.org) and the AHA (www.americanheart.org). They were developed in collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), American College of Radiology (ACR), American Stroke Association (ASA), Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM). The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) were also represented on the writing committee.

A free copy of the ACC/AHA Pocket Guideline based on the 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease is available free from the TAD Coalition.  [Click here to request a free copy]

This Pocket Guideline offer is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from W.L. Gore & Associates.