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    The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Comprehensive guidelines for the management of Atrial Fibrillation

    Can. j. cardiol; 36 (12), 2020
    The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines program was developed to aid clinicians in the management of these complex patients, as well as to provide direction to policy makers and health care systems regarding related issues. The most recent comprehensive CCS AF guidel...

    Doporučené postupy pro diagnostiku, terapii a následnou péči u pacientů s chronickou lymfocytární leukémií (CLL)

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a disease with an extremely diverse clinical course. It is a disease of older people, the median age of the patient at the time of diagnosis is between 65-70 years. CLL is the most common leukemia in the Western world, accounting for over 30% of all cases of the disease. I...

    Akutní koronární syndromy (infarkt myokardu a nestabilní angina pectoris): diagnostika a léčba

    A clinical summary of this KDP was published in the Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic . An estimated 17.5 million people died of cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2012, accounting for 31% of all deaths worldwide. Of these deaths, an estimated 7.4 million were due to coronary hea...

    Acute coronary syndromes

    This guideline covers the early and longer-term (rehabilitation) management of acute coronary syndromes. These include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina. The guideline aims to improve survival and quality of lif...

    Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management of acute pain from non–low back, musculoskeletal injuries in adults: a clinical guideline from the American College of Physicians and American Academy of Family Physicians

    Ann. intern. med; 173 (9), 2020
    The American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) developed this guideline to provide clinical recommendations on nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management of acute pain from non–low back, musculoskeletal injuries in adults in the outpatient setting. The guid...

    Guideline No. 401: sonographic cervical length in Singleton Pregnancies: techniques and clinical applications

    J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (11), 2020
    To assess the association between sonography-derived cervical length measurement and preterm birth. To describe the various techniques to measure cervical length using sonography. To review the natural history of the short cervix. To review the clinical uses, predictive ability, and utility of sonography...

    Italian clinical practice guidelines on cholangiocarcinoma Part I: classification, diagnosis and staging

    Dig. liver dis; 55 (11), 2020
    Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the second most common primary liver cancer, characterized by a poor prognosis and resistance to chemotherapeutics. The progressive increase in CCA incidence and mortality registered worldwide in the last two decades and the need to clarify various aspects of clinical manageme...

    Recommandations françaises du Comité de cancérologie de l’AFU - actualisation 2020–2022: tumeurs de la voie excrétrice urinaire supérieure

    Prog. urol. (Paris); 30 (12), 2020
    The purpose was to propose an update of the French guidelines from the national committee ccAFU on upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC). A systematic Medline search was performed between 2018 and 2020, as regards diagnosis, options of treatment and follow-up of UTUC, to evaluate different references...

    Medical care of adults with Down Syndrome a clinical guideline

    JAMA; 324 (15), 2020
    Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, and average life expectancy has increased substantially, from 25 years in 1983 to 60 years in 2020. Despite the unique clinical comorbidities among adults with Down syndrome, there are no clinical guidelines for the care of these patients. To develo...

    Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: management: Last updated 12 October 2020

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing rheumatoid arthritis. It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people with rheumatoid arthritis have the right treatment to slow the progression of their condition and control their symptoms. People should also have rapid access to specialist care ...