Today, I review, link to, and excerpt from Circulation‘s 2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. [PubMed Abstract] [Full-Text HTML] [Full-Text PDF]. Circulation. 2026 Mar 24;153(12):e977-e1051. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001415. Epub 2026 Feb 19.
All that follows is from the above resource.
- Abstract
- Table of Contents
- Top Take-Home Messages
- Preamble
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Definitions and Classifications
- 3. Evaluation and Diagnosis
- 4. Acute Management
- 5. Monitoring and Follow-Up
- 6. Complications and Sequelae
- 7. Evidence Gaps and Future Directions
- Presidents and Staff
- Peer Review Committee Members
- ACC/AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines Members
- Footnotes
- Supplemental Material
- References
- Appendix 1. Author Relationships With Industry and Other Entities—2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults
- Appendix 2. Reviewer Relationships With Industry and Other Entities—2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults



