How we made the decision

We check our guidelines regularly to ensure they remain up to date. We based the decision on surveillance 4 years after the publication of stable angina: management (2011) NICE guideline CG126.

For details of the process and update decisions that are available, see ensuring that published guidelines are current and accurate in 'Developing NICE guidelines: the manual'.

Previous surveillance update decisions for the guideline are on our website.

New evidence

We found 29 new studies in a search for systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials published between 10 May 2012 and 26 August 2015. We also considered 4 additional studies identified by members of the Guideline Committee and 2 further studies identified through stakeholder consultation.

Evidence identified in previous surveillance 2 years after publication of the guideline was also considered. This included 9 studies identified by search during the Evidence Update (2012).

From all sources, 44 studies were considered to be relevant to the guideline.

We also checked for relevant ongoing research, which will be evaluated again at the next surveillance review of the guideline.

See appendix A: decision matrix for summaries and references for all new evidence considered.

Views of topic experts

We considered the views of topic experts, including those who helped to develop the guideline.

Views of stakeholders

Stakeholders commented on the decision not to update the guideline. See appendix B for stakeholders' comments and our responses.

See ensuring that published guidelines are current and accurate in 'Developing NICE guidelines: the manual' for more details on our consultation processes.

NICE Surveillance programme project team

Sarah Willett
Associate Director

Philip Alderson
Consultant Clinical Adviser

Katrina Sparrow
Technical Adviser

Omar Moreea
Technical Analyst

The NICE project team would like to thank the topic experts who participated in the surveillance process.


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