May 14, 2026Journal of the American College of Cardiology2,217 citations
2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
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Key Result
The 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS focused update provides revised clinical guidelines and recommendations for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation.
Key Points
- This update aims to revise and enhance the guidelines for managing patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Focused update based on the latest evidence and expert consensus.
- Review of existing guidelines from 2014, assessing their implications for current practice.
- Involvement of multiple expert panelists from various specialties.
- Updated recommendations on anticoagulation strategies for atrial fibrillation.
- Emphasis on the importance of individualized risk assessment in management.
- New insights into the management of coexisting conditions in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
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Intervention
Guideline-directed management
Provides the 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS focused update on guidelines for managing atrial fibrillation.
Abstract
Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, MACC, FAHA, Chair-Elect Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, FACC, FAHA, Immediate Past Chair #1 Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS, FAHA Kim K. Birtcher, PharmD, MS, AACC Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC,