Clinical Guidelines & Scientific Statements | North American Thrombosis Forum

Staying up to date on clinical guidelines is essential to ensure optimal, evidence-based patient management.

NATF has compiled a list of guidelines from various North American organizations to help you more easily access information you may need. These documents include recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of venous thromboembolism, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, and other related conditions.

Please note that NATF does not endorse any of these guidelines. This information is provided for educational purposes only. Some guidelines may not be accessible without a login.

American Society of Hematology (click to open)

2020

American Society of Hematology 2020 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

2021

American Society of Hematology 2021 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prevention and Treatment in Patients with Cancer

American College of Chest Physicians (click to open)

2021

Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

2022

Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy

American College of Cardiology (click to open)

2020

ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation or Venous Thromboembolism Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee

2022

ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee

American Heart Association (click to open)

2021

Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Contemporary Epidemiology, Management Gaps, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2024

Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (click to open)

2019

ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American College of Clinical Pharmacy/Heart Rhythm Society (click to open)

2023

ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (click to open)

2019

Scientific and Standardization Committee Communication: Guidance Document on the Periprocedural Management of Patients on Chronic Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: Recommendations for Standardized Reporting of Procedural/Surgical Bleed Risk and Patient-Specific Thromboembolic Risk

Anticoagulation of Cancer Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Chemotherapy: Guidance from the SSC of the ISTH

2020

Scientific and Standardization Committee Communication: Clinical Guidance on the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with COVID‐19

2021

Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Obesity for Treatment and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Updated Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Control of Anticoagulation

2022

Peri‐procedure Management of Antithrombotic Agents and Thrombocytopenia for Common Procedures in Oncology: Guidance from the SSC of the ISTH

2023

ISTH Update of the 2022 ISTH Guidelines for Antithrombotic Treatment in COVID-19

Anticoagulation Forum (click to open)

2019

Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: Guidance from the Anticoagulation Forum

2022

Thromboembolic Prevention and Anticoagulant Therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Updated Clinical Guidance from the Anticoagulation Forum

American Family Physician (click to open)

2019

Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation/American Association Academy of Physician Assistants/Association of Black Cardiologists/American College of Preventive Medicine/American Diabetes Association/American Geriatrics Society/American Pharmacists Association/American Society for Preventive Cardiology/National Lipid Association/Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (click to open)

2018

AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines