August 2005
ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult
A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)
Developed in Collaboration With the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society