Ty J. Gluckman, MD, FACC, Chair Niti R. Aggarwal, MD, FACC Nicole Martin Bhave, MD, FACC Gregory J. Dehmer, MD, MACC Olivia N. Gilbert, MD, MSc, FACC Dharam J. Kumbhani, MD, SM, FACC Andrea L. Price, MS, CPHQ, RCIS, AACC David E. Winchester, MD, FACC Martha Gulati, MD, MD, FACC—Ex Officio
“These documents were not created as a competition for the guidelines. Guidelines tell us why we should do something, but the expert consensus decision pathway documents are more focused on how to implement, how to use the things that we should be using on the basis of guideline recommendations. The American College of Cardiology recognized there was a need for guidance at the point of care.”
Januzzi et al. (Tue,) studied this question.