Pulmonary vascular disease & thromboembolism

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

CirculationPublished Clinical practice guideline

An erratum to this article was published (Circulation, 14 Jul 2026 ↗)

Methodological detailsLiterature search February 2024 to October 2024 (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, AHRQ); key studies until April 2025 added
  • Literature search February 2024 to October 2024 (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, AHRQ); key studies until April 2025 added

Scope

As issued by the authors

Evaluation, management and follow-up of adults with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), from symptom onset through clinical follow-up; introduces the AHA/ACC Acute Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Categories

Original publication

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. Circulation. Published 19 February 2026. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001415

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