Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Arrhythmias in adults" and "Society guideline links: Ventricular arrhythmias".)
International
Canada
●Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS)/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS): Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator guidelines, 2016 (published 2017)
United States
●AHA: Scientific statement on electrocardiographic early repolarization (2016)
Europe
●ESC: Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (2018)
●EHRA: A position paper on management of patients with palpitations (2011)
United Kingdom
●NICE: Clinical guideline on transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s (2010, updated 2014)
●NICE: Quality standard on transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s (2014)
Australia-New Zealand
●CSANZ: Position statement on the diagnosis and management of familial long QT syndrome, update (2016)
●CSANZ: Guidelines for genetic testing of inherited cardiac disorders (2011)
●Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC): Guideline on managing acute dysrhythmias (2009)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Circulation Society (JCS)/Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS): Guideline on non-pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias, focused update (2021)
•[In Japanese] JCS: Guideline on non-pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias (2018)
●[In Japanese] JCS: Guidelines for diagnosis and management of inherited arrhythmias (2017)