The American College of Cardiology, which has been developing clinical practice guidelines in partnership with the American Heart Association for more than three decades, has launched a new Guideline Clinical App to serve as the mobile home for all ACC/AHA guideline content and related tools.
The initial version of the new American College of Cardiology Guideline Clinical App includes three of the most recently updated practice guidelines and is available for free on iTunes and GooglePlay. Additional guidelines and features will be added over time.
The app includes a collection of interactive tools such as dosing calculators, scoring tools, and algorithms that will be useful to clinicians implementing the guidelines. For each guideline, the app also includes an executive summary and key takeaway points.
This first release of the app includes content and tools from three guidelines. These include Management of Heart Failure, Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk, and Treatment of Blood Cholesterol.
In December, content for two additional guidelines—treatment of valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation—will be added. Content for more guidelines will be released on an ongoing basis. The ACC will actively gather user feedback and experiences to determine new and better ways to deliver guideline content to clinicians through the app.
The app is intended for any clinician treating patients with cardiovascular disease, whether in cardiology, primary care, or other specialties across all care settings. Patients may also use the app when referred to it by their clinician.
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