Cardiovascular
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Completed guidelines
Antenatal care
Atrial fibrillation
Chronic heart failure
Electronic fetal monitoring (replaced by CG55)
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
Hypertension
Lipid modification
MI: secondary prevention
Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis
Stroke
Type 2 diabetes - footcare
Type 2 diabetes - management of blood pressure and blood lipids (replaced by CG66)
Venous thromboembolism - reducing the risk
Guidelines in development
Acute coronary syndromes
Chest pain/discomfort of recent onset
Chronic heart failure (partial update)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (update)
Hyperglycaemia
Hypertension (update)
Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease
Stable angina
Stroke rehabilitation
Venous thromboembolic diseases
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Completed interventional procedures
Endovascular stent insertion for intracranial atherosclerotic disease
Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion
Balloon angioplasty of pulmonary vein stenosis in infants
Balloon angioplasty with or without stenting for coarctation or recoarctation of aorta in adults and children
Balloon dilatation of pulmonary valve stenosis
Balloon dilatation of systemic to pulmonary arterial shunts in children
Balloon dilatation with or without stenting for pulmonary artery or non-valvar right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in children
Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children
Carotid artery stent placement for carotid stenosis
Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery
Endoaortic balloon occlusion for cardiac surgery
Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting
Endovascular atrial septostomy
Endovascular closure of atrial septal defect
Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus
Endovascular stent-graft placement in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections
Endovenous laser treatment of the long saphenous vein
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in post neonatal children
High-flow interposition extracranial to intracranial bypass
High-intensity focused ultrasound for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery
Hybrid procedure for interim management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in neonates
Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders
Intraoperative fluorescence angiography in coronary artery bypass grafting
Laparoscopic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Laser sheath removal of pacing leads
Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion
Lower limb deep vein valve reconstruction for chronic deep venous incompetence
Microwave ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery
Non-surgical reduction of myocardial septum
Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
Partial left ventriculectomy (the Batista procedure)
Percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
Percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia
Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale for the prevention of cerebral embolic stroke
Percutaneous fetal balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis
Percutaneous fetal balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
Percutaneous laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris
Percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair for mitral regurgitation
Percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage in atrial fibrillation
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction
Percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery
Radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins
Radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia
Short-term circulatory support with left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or recovery
Stent placement for vena caval obstruction
Stent-graft placement in abdominal aortic aneurysm
Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery
Thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
Thoracoscopically assisted mitral valve surgery
Thrombin injections for pseudoaneurysms
Totally endoscopic robotically assisted coronary artery bypass grafting
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis
Transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect
Transilluminated powered phlebectomy for varicose veins
Transmyocardial laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris
Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins
Interventional procedures in development
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Completed public health guidance
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Public health guidance in development
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Completed appraisals
Abdominal aortic aneurysm - endovascular stent-grafts
Acute coronary syndrome - prasugrel
Acute coronary syndromes - clopidogrel
Acute coronary syndromes - glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (review)
Angina and myocardial infarction - myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) (review)
Bradycardia - dual chamber pacemakers
Cardiovascular disease - statins
Coronary artery disease - drug-eluting stents
Heart failure - cardiac resynchronisation
Ischaemic heart disease - coronary artery stents
Ischaemic stroke (acute) - alteplase
Myocardial infarction - thrombolysis
Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation
Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole
Venous thromboembolism - dabigatran
Venous thromboembolism - rivaroxaban
Appraisals in development
Acute coronary syndromes - ticagrelor
Atrial fibrilation - dabigatran etexilate
Atrial fibrillation - clopidogrel (in combination with aspirin)
Atrial fibrillation - dronedarone
Atrial fibrillation - idraparinux sodium
Atrial fibrillation - ximelagatran (suspended)
Cardiac transplantation (rejection) - everolimus
Heart failure (acute decompensated) - nesiritide
Peripheral arterial disease - cilostazol, naftidrofyryl oxalate, pentoxifylline and inositol nicotinate
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (adults) - drugs
Thrombophilia
Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole (review)
Venous leg ulcers - new treatments (suspended)
Venous thromboembolic events - dabigatran etexilate
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) - ximelagatran (suspended)
Venous thromboembolism (recurrent) - idraparinux sodium