An organized and directed approach to a thorough review of evidence has resulted in the production of clinical practice guidelines that assist clinicians in selecting the best management strategy for ...an individual patient. ...clinical practice guidelines can provide a foundation for other applications, such as performance measures, appropriate use criteria, and both quality improvement and clinical decision support tools. Therapies not available in the United States are discussed in the text without a specific COR.\nACC indicates American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; AIG, Association of International Governors; DSMB, data safety monitoring board; EP, electrophysiology; HF, heart failure; HHS, Health and Human Services; HRS, Heart Rhythm Society; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; PI, principal investigator; STOP-AF, Sustained Treatment Of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation; STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons; UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles; USUHS, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; UT, University of Texas; VA, Veterans Affairs; and VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University.
On the basis of this information, the writing committee was constituted to ensure that the Chair and a majority of members have no relevant RWI.\n Miles University of Florida--Professor of Medicine ...Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director None None None Medtronic UCSF/ZOLL Medical Boston Scientificlow * Medtroniclow * St. Jude Medicallow * None Maged Nageh Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center--Attending Physician; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program Director Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director None None None None None None Duy Thai Nguyen University of Colorado--Electrophysiology Training Program Director Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director None None None None None None Kristen K. Patton University of Washington--Associate Professor of Medicine Content Reviewer, ACC EP Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Marwan Refaat American University of Beirut Medical Center--Assistant Professor of Medicine Content Reviewer, ACC EP Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Lynda Rosenfeld Yale University School of Medicine--Director, Yale University Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director None None None Medtronicdagger Boston Scientificlow * Medtroniclow * St. Jude Medicallow * None Peter Santucci Loyola University-- Electrophysiology Training Program Director; Professor of Medicine Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director None None None None Biosense Websterlow * Biotroniklow * Boston Scientificlow * Medtroniclow * None Komandoor Srivathsan Mayo Clinic--Associate Professor, College of Medicine Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director St. Jude Medical Biosense Webster None None None None Gregory Supple University of Pennsylvania Health System--Associate Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Content Reviewer, EP Training Program Director Biotronik St. Jude Medical None None Boston Scientific Medtronic None None Gaurav A. Upadhyay University of Chicago--Assistant Professor of Medicine Content Reviewer, ACC EP Section Leadership Council Biosense Webster Biotronik Boston Scientific Medtronic None None None None None * This table reflects peer reviewers' relationships with industry and other entities that were reported and deemed to be relevant to this document, as well as employment, representation in the review process, and reporting categories.
Because the ACCF/AHA practice guidelines address patient populations (and healthcare providers) residing in North America, drugs that are not currently available in North America are discussed in the ...text without a specific COR.\n Markowitz Content Reviewer--ACCF EP Committee New York Hospital Biotronik Boston Scientific Medtronic St. Jude Medical None None None Biosense Webster* Boston Scientific* Medtronic* St. Jude Medical* None Marco A. Mercader Content Reviewer George Washington University None None None None None None Simone Musco Content Reviewer Saint Patrick Hospital Boston Scientific None None None None None L. Kristin Newby Content Reviewer Duke University Medical Center None None None None None None Brian Olshansky Content Reviewer--ACCF EP Committee University of Iowa Hospitals Boston Scientific Guidant Medtronic None None None None None Richard L. Page Content Reviewer University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics None None None None None None Allen J. Solomon Content Reviewer Medical Faculty Associates None None None None None None John S. Strobel Content Reviewer Internal Medicine Associates None None None Medtronic* None None Stephen L. Winters Content Reviewer Morristown Medical Center Biosense Webster None None None Boston Scientific Medtronic St. Jude Medical Defendant, 2011, complication of ICD placement * Reviewer Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant)--2012 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update of the 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities This table represents the relationships of reviewers with industry and other entities that were disclosed at the time of peer review and determined to be relevant. Names are listed in alphabetical order within each category of review.According to the ACCF/AHA, a person has a relevant relationship IF: (a) the relationship or interest relates to the same or similar subject matter, intellectual property or asset, topic, or issue addressed in the document; or (b) the company/entity (with whom the relationship exists) makes a drug, drug class, or device addressed in the document or makes a competing drug or device addressed in the document; or (c) the person or a member of the person's household has a reasonable potential for financial, professional, or other personal gain or loss as a result of the issues or content addressed in the document.AATS indicates American Association for Thoracic Surgery; ACCF, American College of Cardiology Foundation; AHA, American Heart Association; EP, Electrophysiology; HFSA, Heart Failure Society of America; HRS, Heart Rhythm Society; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; MADIT-RIT, Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Reduce Inappropriate Therapy; and STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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