2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Executive summary

Bernard J. Gersh*, Barry J. Maron, Robert O. Bonow, Joseph A. Dearani, Michael A. Fifer, Mark S. Link, Srihari S. Naidu, Rick A. Nishimura, Steve R. Ommen, Harry Rakowski, Christine E. Seidman, Jeffrey A. Towbin, James E. Udelson, Clyde W. Yancy, Alice K. Jacobs, Sidney C. Smith, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Nancy M. Albert, Christopher E. Buller, Mark A. CreagerSteven M. Ettinger, Robert A. Guyton, Jonathan L. Halperin, Judith S. Hochman, Harlan M. Krumholz, Frederick G. Kushner, E. Magnus Ohman, Richard L. Page, William G. Stevenson, Lynn G. Tarkington

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Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1303-1338
Number of pages36
JournalJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume142
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Funding

The Task Force makes every effort to avoid actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of relationships with industry and other entities (RWI) among the writing committee. Specifically, all members of the writing committee, as well as peer reviewers of the document, are required to disclose all relevant relationships and those 12 months prior to initiation of the writing effort. The policies and procedures for RWI for this guideline were those in effect at the initial meeting of this committee (March 28, 2009), which included 50% of the writing committee with no relevant RWI. All guideline recommendations require a confidential vote by the writing committee and must be approved by a consensus of the members voting. Members who were recused from voting are indicated on the title page of this document with detailed information included in Appendix 1 . Members must recuse themselves from voting on any recommendations where their RWI apply. If a writing committee member develops a new RWI during his/her tenure, he/she is required to notify guideline staff in writing. These statements are reviewed by the Task Force and all members during each conference call and/or meeting of the writing committee and are updated as changes occur. For detailed information regarding guideline policies and procedures, please refer to the ACCF/AHA methodology and policies manual. 1 RWI pertinent to this guideline for authors and peer reviewers are disclosed in Appendixes 1 and 2 , respectively. Comprehensive disclosure information for the Task Force is also available online at http://www.cardiosource.org/ACC/About-ACC/Leadership/Guidelines-and-Documents-Task-Forces.aspx . The work of the writing committee was supported exclusively by the ACCF and AHA without commercial support. Writing committee members volunteered their time for this effort.

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  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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