Authors
Guy De Backer, Ettore Ambrosioni, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Carlos Brotons, Renata Cifkova, Jean Dallongeville, Shah Ebrahim, Ole Faergeman, Ian Graham, Giuseppe Mancia, Volkert Manger Cats, Kristina Orth-Gomér, Joep Perk, Kalevi Pyörälä, José L Rodicio, Susana Sans, Vedat Sansoy, Udo Sechtem, Sigmund Silber, Troels Thomsen, David Wood
Publication date
2003/8/1
Journal
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pages
S1-S10
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Preamble
Guidelines aim to present all the relevant evidence on a particular issue in order to help physicians to weigh the benefits and risks of a particular diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. They should be helpful in everyday clinical decision-making.
A great number of guidelines have been issued in recent years by different organisations–European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and other related societies. By means of links to web sites of National Societies several hundred guidelines are available. This profusion can put at stake the authority and validity of guidelines, which can only be guaranteed if they have been developed by an unquestionable decision-making process. This is one of the reasons why the ESC and others have issued recommendations for formulating and issuing guidelines.
In spite of the fact that …
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