Chest Pain Center – Books, Publications, and Other Resources

JACC

JACC publications are available through the American College of Cardiology. The American College of Cardiology publishes several highly-regarded journals about cardiovascular medicine. Some of the tools and features of the Journals of the American College of Cardiology are only available to subscribers or users with an online account.

CardioSmart

CardioSmart is the patient education and empowerment initiative developed by the American College of Cardiology. Included on the website are great tools for clinicians as well as caregivers and CV patients who want to better understand how to prevent, treat and manage cardiovascular disease.

Clinical Toolkits and Quality Campaigns

From clinical toolkits that help you to implement guidelines-based and best practice care to campaigns that target specific gaps in quality by motivating widespread adoption of evidence-based practices, ACC’s quality improvement initiatives are designed to help you establish and achieve important goals for your facility.

Short Stay Management of Chest Pain

ACC Accreditation Management Board Member, Dr. Frank Peacock, has authored the "Short Stay Management of Chest Pain." This ebook serves as a roadmap for the establishment of a chest pain unit (CPU). The title is available for purchase from Springer.

This essential guide...

• Covers all medical aspects of CPU use and management as well as the staffing legal regulatory and required fiscal necessities
• Explains treatment suitable to administer during the risk stratification process
• Consists of numerous clinical pathways being used by various hospitals and systems to adapt the successful strategies utilized by other institutions to their own patient care environment