The Living Guidelines: Treatment of Special Populations. Polling Results for CLASS I Guidelines

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Class I Guidelines
1. Groups of patients including (a) high-risk ethnic minority groups (e.g., blacks), (b) groups underrepresented in clinical trials, and (c) any groups believed to be underserved should, in the absence of specific evidence to direct otherwise, have clinical screening and therapy in a manner identical to that applied to the broader population. (Level of Evidence: B)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class I Recommendation 1 for treatment of special populations should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III 2. It is recommended that evidence-based therapy for HF be used in the elderly patient, with individualized consideration of the elderly patient’s altered ability to metabolize or tolerate standard medications. (Level of Evidence: C)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class I Recommendation 2 for treatment of special populations should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III