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Table 2 Characteristics of the included clinical practice guidelines

From: Quality appraisal and descriptive analysis of clinical practice guidelines for self-managed non-pharmacological interventions of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review

Title of CPGs

Abbreviated Name

Development institution

Continent/Country

Year Published/Updated

Newly developed

Publication in a journal

Evidence analysis

Quality tool referral

Journal name

Impact factor (2022)

2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

AHA/ACC HCM (2020)

AHA/ACC

USA

2020

No

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

24.4

Systematic review, consensus method among experts, including a lay/patient representative

AHA/ACC Policies for Development of Guidelines, Performance Measures, and Data Standards, Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines

2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease

AHA/ACC PAD (2016)

AHA/ACC

USA

2017

No

Circulation, Co-published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and reprinted in Vascular Medicine

- Circulation: 37.8

- Journal of the American

College of Cardiology:24.4

- Vascular Medicine:3.7

Systematic literature review, a nurse in the role of patient representative in the writing committee

Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines

2022 AHA ACC HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

AHA/ACC/HFSA HF (2022)

AHA ACC HFSA

USA

2022

No

Circulation

37.8

Systematic literature review, 2 lay/patient representatives in the writing committee

Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines

2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

AHA/ACC/HRS AF (2019)

AHA ACC HRS

USA

2019

No

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, co-published in Circulation and Heart Rhythm

- Journal of the American College of Cardiology:24.4

- Circulation: 37.8

Systematic review

Methodology Manual and Policies From the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines

2021 AHA ASA Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

AHA/ASA Stroke (2021)

AHA ASA

USA

2021

No

Stroke

8.3

Systematic Review, consensus method among experts, a lay/patient representative in the writing group

AHA/ASA Policies and Procedures for Development of Scientific Publications

2018 Australian Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, and Management of Heart Failure

Australia HF (2018)

NHFA CSANZ

Australia

2018

No

Heart, Lung and Circulation

2.6

Systematic literature review

Not reported

2019 Brazilian CVDs prevention guideline 2019 update

Brazilian CVD (2019)

SBC

Brazil

2019

No

Arq Bras Cardiol

2.6

Systematic literature review

Not reported

2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure

Canadian HF (2017)

CCS

Canada

2017

No

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

7.2

Systematic literature review

AGREE II

2020 Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Secondary Prevention of Stroke Update 2020

CSBPR (2020)

HSF Canada

Canada

2020

No

No

NA

Systematic review, consensus method among experts

AGREE II

2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

ESC AF (2020)

ESC EACTS

Europe

2020

No

European Heart Journal

39.3

Systematic review, consensus method among experts

ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production

2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

ESC CVD (2021)

ESC

Europe

2021

No

European Heart Journal

39.3

Systematic literature review

ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production

2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

ESC HF (2021)

ESC

Europe

2021

No

European Heart Journal

39.3

Systematic literature review

ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production

2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)

ESC PAD (2017)

ESC ESVS

Europe

2018

No

European Heart Journal

39.3

Systematic literature review

ESC Recommendations for Guidelines Production

ESVM (European Journal of Vascular Medicine) Guideline on peripheral arterial disease 2019

ESVM PAD (2019)

ESVM

Europe

2019

No

Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine

1.8

Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts

Not reported

JCS 2017 JHFS 2017 guideline on diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

JCS /JHFS HF (2017)

JCS JHFS

Japan

2017

No

Circulation Journal

3.3

Systematic literature Review

Not reported

2019 Korean Clinical Practice Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Korea Recommendations for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention after Acute Coronary Syndrome

Korean CR ACS (2019)

The Korean Society of Cardiology

Korea

2019

Yes

Korean Circulation Journal

2.9

Systematic review

Not reported

2018 Malaysian clinical practice guidelines of stable coronary artery disease

Malaysia SCAD (2018)

NHAM AMM

Malaysia

2018

No

No

NA

Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts

Not reported

2019 Malaysian clinical practice guidelines management of STEMI

Malaysia STEMI (2019)

NHAM AMM

Malaysia

2019

No

No

NA

Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts

Not reported

2017 Malaysian Primary & Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Malaysian CVD (2017)

NHAM AMM

Malaysia

2017

Yes

No

NA

Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts

Not reported

2019 Malaysian clinical practice guidelines management of Heart Failure

Malaysian HF (2019)

NHAM AMM MOH Malaysia

Malaysia

2019

No

No

NA

Systematic literature review, consensus method among experts

Not reported

Physical Therapist Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Individuals with Heart Failure 2020

PT HF (2020)

APTA

USA

2020

Yes

Physical therapy

3.8

Systematic literature review, the consensus among experts, including a patient representative as external reviewer

AGREE II

2017 SIGN Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease

SIGN 149 CVD (2017)

SIGN

UK

2017

No

No

NA

Systematic literature review

SIGN 50: a guideline developer’s handbook, 2015 edition

2019 USA VADoD clinical practice guideline for the management of stroke rehabilitation

VA/DoD Stroke Rehab (2019)

VA/DoD

USA

2019

No

No

NA

Systematic review, consensus method among experts, including patient focus group

The Guideline for Guidelines, an internal document of the VA and DoD EBPWG2019

  1. Note: AHA/ACC American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology, HFSA the Heart Failure Society of America, HRS Heart Rhythm Society, ASA American Stroke Association, ESC the European Society of Cardiology, EACTS the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ESVS the European Society for Vascular Surgery, ESVM European Society for Vascular Medicine, JCS the Japanese Circulation Society, JHFS the Japanese Heart Failure Society, NHAM National Heart Association of Malaysia, AMM the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, MOH Malaysia, Ministry of Health Malaysia, APTA The American Physical Therapy Association, SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, VA/DoD Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, CSANZ Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, NHFA National Heart Foundation of Australia, HSF Canada Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Society, SBC Brazilian Society of Cardiology, NA Not applicable, AGREE II Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II