The 2018 ACC/AHA/HRS guidelines provide recommendations for the evaluation and management of patients with bradycardia and cardiac conduction delay.
August 20, 2019 e333 *Writing committee members are required to recuse themselves from voting on sections to which their specific relationships with industry may apply; see Appendix 1 for detailed information. †ACC/AHA Representative. ‡STS Representative. §HRS Representative. ‖PACES Representative. ¶ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines Liaison. #AATS Representative. **Dr. Pellegrini contributed to this article in her personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the US Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government. ††ACC/AHA Performance Measures Representative. WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS* Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS, Chair Mark H. Schoenfeld, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS, Vice Chair Coletta Barrett, RN, FAHA† James R. Edgerton, MD, FACC, FHRS‡ Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS*† Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD, FACC*§ Nora F. Goldschlager, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS† Robert M. Hamilton, MD‖ José A. Joglar, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS¶ Robert J. Kim, MD† Richard Lee, MD, MBA# Joseph E. Marine, MD, MBA, FACC, FHRS§ Christopher J. McLeod, MB, ChB, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS† Keith R. Oken, MD, FACC† Kristen K. Patton, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS† Cara N. Pellegrini, MD, FHRS*§** Kimberly A. Selzman, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS† Annemarie Thompson, MD† Paul D. Varosy, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS††
“Treatment decisions are based not only on the best available evidence but also on the patient's goals of care and preferences. Patients should be referred to trusted material to aid in their understanding and awareness of the consequences and risks of any proposed action.”
Kusumoto et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay. The 2018 ACC/AHA/HRS guidelines provide recommendations for the evaluation and management of patients with bradycardia and cardiac conduction delay.