Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease" and "Society guideline links: Obesity in adults".)
International
●International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR): A joint position statement on promoting patient utilization of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (2019)
●ICCPR: Consensus statement on cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings (2016)
Canada
●International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR): A joint position statement on promoting patient utilization of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (2019)
●Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS): Heart failure management guidelines, 2013 update – Focus on rehabilitation and exercise and surgical coronary revascularization (published 2014)
●CACPR and CCS: Joint position paper on systematizing inpatient referral to cardiac rehabilitation, 2010 (published 2011)
●CACPR: Canadian guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation and cardiovascular disease prevention – Translating knowledge into action, 3rd edition (2009)
United States
●American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), American Heart Association (AHA), and American College of Cardiology (ACC): A scientific statement on home-based cardiac rehabilitation (2019)
●AHA: A scientific statement on cardio-oncology rehabilitation to manage cardiovascular outcomes in cancer patients and survivors (2019)
●AHA: A scientific statement on optimal exercise programs for patients with peripheral artery disease (2019)
●AACVPR: An official statement on progression of exercise testing in early outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (2018)
●ACC/AHA: A report on clinical performance and quality measures for cardiac rehabilitation (2018)
●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on weight loss to prevent obesity-related morbidity and mortality in adults – Behavioral interventions (2018)
●AACVPR: A position statement on assessing physical activity as a core component in cardiac rehabilitation (2016)
●AHA/ACC: Guideline on lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular risk, 2013 (published 2014)
●AHA: A scientific statement on exercise standards for testing and training (2013)
●AHA: A science advisory on increasing referral and participation rates to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation – The valuable role of healthcare professionals in the inpatient and home health settings (2012)
●AACVPR: Position statement on core competencies for cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention professionals, 2010 update (published 2011)
●AHA/American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF): Secondary prevention and risk reduction therapy for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease, update (2011)
●AHA: Scientific statement on exercise and acute cardiovascular events – Placing the risks into perspective (2007)
●AHA/AACVPR: Scientific statement on core components of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs, update (2007)
●AHA: Scientific statement on cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (2005)
Europe
●European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC): Position statement on exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation and beyond – Why and how (2021)
●EAPC and European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA): Consensus document on comprehensive multicomponent cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac implantable electronic devices recipients (2021)
●EAPC: Position paper on secondary prevention through comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation – From knowledge to implementation, update (2021)
●EAPC: Position paper on exercise training for patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease – What to pursue and how to do it (2020)
●European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR): A policy statement on secondary prevention in the clinical management of patients with cardiovascular diseases – Core components, standards and outcome measures for referral and delivery (2014)
United Kingdom
●British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR): Standards and core components for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation, 3rd edition (2017)
●Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN): A national clinical guideline on cardiac rehabilitation (2017)
Australia-New Zealand
●Australian Centre for Heart Health (ACHH) and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA): A position statement on screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in cardiac rehabilitation (2016)
●ACRA: Core components of cardiovascular disease – Secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation 2014 (published 2015)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Circulation Society (JCS)/Japan Cardiac Rehabilitation Society (JACR): Guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease (2021)
