Table 1

Summary of included guidelines

Abbrev.Development groupTitlePopulationRegionYear
ACDAmerican College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, 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, and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/
ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol16
AllUSA2018
AUSSStroke FoundationAustralian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 201730StrokeAustralia2017
AUSTAustrian Obesity Association, Austrian Atherosclerosis Society, Austrian Diabetes Association, Austrian Society of Hypertension, Austrian Society for Internal Angiology, Austrian Society of Nephrology, Austrian Society of Cardiology, Austrian Stroke SocietyAustrian Lipid Consensus on the management of metabolic lipid disorders to prevent vascular complications: A joint position statement issued by eight medical societies. 2016 update23AllAustria2016
CCSGCanadian Cardiovascular Society2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Adult33AllCanada2016
CSNChinese Society of Neurology, Cerebrovascular Disease Group2014 Chinese guidelines for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack21StrokeChina2014
ESCEASEuropean Society of Cardiology, European Atherosclerosis Society2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk26AllEurope2019
ESVSEuropean Society for Vascular SurgeryManagement of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)29Coronary artery diseaseEurope2017
HKCTFHong Kong Cardiovascular Task Force2016 Consensus statement on prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the Hong Kong population20AllHong Kong2016
IASInternational Atherosclerosis SocietyAn International Atherosclerosis Society Position Paper: global recommendations for the management of dyslipidemia18AllGlobal2014
IDFInternational Diabetes FederationGlobal guideline for type 2 diabetes19DiabetesGlobal2014
JASJapan Atherosclerosis SocietyJapan Atherosclerosis Society Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 201732AllJapan2017
JBS3Joint British SocietiesJoint British Societies' consensus recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (JBS3)37AllUK2014
NHFNational Heart Foundation of Australia, Cardiac Society of Australia and New ZealandNational Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 201624Acute coronary syndromesAustralia, New Zealand2016
NLANational Lipid AssociationNational Lipid Association recommendations for patient-centered management of dyslipidemia35AllUSA2014
NICENational Institute for Health and Clinical ExcellenceNICE Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification27AllUK2014
NZNew Zealand Ministry of HealthNew Zealand Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment and Management for Primary Care31AllNew Zealand2018
SAFSouth African Stroke SocietySouth African guideline for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 201034StrokeSouth Africa2010
SAHASouth African Heart Association, Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern AfricaSouth African Dyslipidaemia Guideline Consensus Statement: 2018 Update28AllSouth Africa2018
SAMSociedade Brasileira de CardiologiaSouth American guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation36AllSouth America2014
SIGNScottish Intercollegiate Guidelines NetworkSIGN 149: Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease25AllScotland2017
SMHSingapore Ministry of HealthSingapore Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids22AllSingapore2017
TSCTaiwan Society of Cardiology, Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine, Taiwan Society of Cardiovascular Interventions2018 Guidelines of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology, Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine and Taiwan Society of Cardiovascular Interventions for the management of non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome17Acute coronary syndromes (not ST)Taiwan2018
  • Abbrev., abbreviation.