Guidelines
2014 AATS guidelines for the prevention and management of perioperative atrial fibrillation and flutter for thoracic surgical procedures
Our mission was to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of perioperative/postoperative atrial fibrillation and flutter (POAF) for thoracic surgical procedures. Sixteen experts were invited by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) leadership: 7 cardiologists and electrophysiology specialists, 3 intensivists/anesthesiologists, 1 clinical pharmacist, joined by 5 thoracic and cardiac surgeons who represented AATS (see Online Data Supplement 1 for the list of members and Online Data Supplement 2 for the conflict of interest declaration online).2014 AATS guidelines for the prevention and management of perioperative atrial fibrillation and flutter for thoracic surgical procedures. Executive summary
Our mission was to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of perioperative/postoperative atrial fibrillation and flutter (POAF) for thoracic surgical procedures. Sixteen experts were invited by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) leadership: 7 cardiologists and electrophysiology specialists, 3 intensivists/anesthesiologists, 1 clinical pharmacist, joined by 5 thoracic and cardiac surgeons who represented AATS (see Online Data Supplement 1 for the list of members and Online Data Supplement 2 for the conflict of interest declaration online).2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused update of the 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Keeping pace with the stream of new data and evolving evidence on which guideline recommendations are based is an ongoing challenge to timely development of clinical practice guidelines. In an effort to respond promptly to new evidence, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)/American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Task Force) has created a “focused update” process to revise the existing guideline recommendations that are affected by evolving data or opinion.
