What are the guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure in adults?
The guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure in adults are outlined in the ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines, as well as the 2009 Focused Update incorporated into the guidelines. The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines published a report on this in Circulation in 2009 (doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192065) and updated it in Circulation in 2009 (doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064). The American Diabetes Association also published Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes in 2015 (doi: 10.1001/jama.289.19.2560). Additionally, The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure was published in JAMA in 2003 (doi: 10.1001/jama.289.19.2560).  