What are the methods used to create the American Heart Association guidelines?
The methods used to create the American Heart Association guidelines include nominating writing group members, conducting computerized searches of the medical literature, using the AHA framework to organize evidence, classifying the level of certainty and class and level of evidence, undergoing extensive internal peer review, Stroke Council Leadership review, and Scientific Statement Oversight Committee review, and finally, consideration and approval by the AHA Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee.