Guidelines and Resources
CAD
- Major Dyslipidemia Trials - RxFiles
- Anti-platelet Guidelines - CCS 2023
- Acute STEMI Management - CCS 2019
- Stable CAD Management - ESC 2024
- Anti-platelet Pocket Guide - CCS 2018
- CKD and CAD - JACC Review 2019
- Post-MI Meds and Evidence - RxFiles
- Angina Management - RxFiles
- Dual Pathway and Triple Therapy - RxFiles
- ICD Guideline (Primary and Secondary Prevention) - CCS 2016
General
- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Targets - RxFiles
- CCS Pocket Guides - CCS
- Cardiac POCUS - POCUS 101
- QT Prolongation Med List - CredibleMeds
Atrial Fibrillation
- Catheter/Surgical Ablation Guidelines - Heart Rhythm Societies 2024
- AFib Pocket Guide - CCS 2021
- DOAC in Patients requiring Anti-Platelet Therapy - Thrombosis Canada 2025
- Dual Pathway and Triple Therapy - RxFiles
CHF
- Left Heart Failure Pathogenesis - Calgary Guide
- HFrEF Pocket Guide - CCS 2021
- HFnrEF Guideline - CCS 2025
- CRT Pocket Guide - CCS 2013
Hypertension
- HTN Guidelines - CHEP 2025
- HTN Guideline Summary - RxFiles
- HTN Trial Summaries up to 2020 - RxFiles
Pulmonary Hypertension
- Definition, classification and diagnosis of pHTN - WSPH 2024
- pHTN Guidelines - ESC 2022
Primary Literature
*Critical appraisal for each of the below to be uploaded soon!
Incretin Therapy & Cardiometabolic Outcomes
- SELECT - Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes - NEJM 2023
- SURPASS-EARLY - Tirzepatide Versus Intensified Conventional Care in Early Type 2 Diabetes - Annals of Internal Medicine 2025 (ongoing)
- SURPASS-CVOT - Cardiovascular Outcomes with Tirzepatide versus Dulaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes - NEJM 2025
- SURMOUNT-5 - Tirzepatide as Compared with Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity - NEJM 2025
Physical Exam
- Does This Patient With Chest Pain Have Acute Coronary Syndrome? - JAMA 2015
- Did this patient have Cardiac Syncope? - JAMA 2019
- Does This Patient Have Volume Overload? - JAMA 2026
Stable CAD
- COURAGE - Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease - NEJM 2007
- SYNTAX - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting for Severe Coronary Artery Disease - NEJM 2009
- STICH - Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction - NEJM 2011
- ORBITA - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Angina - Lancet 2018
- ISCHEMIA - Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease - NEJM 2020
- REVIVED-BCIS 2 - Percutaneous Revascularization for Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction - NEJM 2022
- ORBITA 2 - A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina - NEJM 2023
- PREVENT - Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Optimal Medical Therapy Alone for the Treatment of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaques - Lancet 2024
- PROMISE - Survival After Initial Stress Testing vs Anatomic Testing in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease - JAMA Cardiology 2025
ACS
- Personal TIMI Trial Notes
- PLATO - Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes - NEJM 2009
- PLATO Criticisms - BMJ 2024
- ISAR-REACT 5 - Ticagrelor or Prasugrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes - NEJM 2019
- SENIOR-RITA - Invasive Treatment Strategy for Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction - NEJM 2024
- REBOOT-CNIC - Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction without Reduced Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2025
- BETAMI-DANBLOCK - Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction in Patients without Heart Failure - NEJM 2025
- TUXEDO-2 - Ticagrelor vs Prasugrel in Patients With Diabetes and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease - JAMA Cardiology 2025
- AQUATIC - Aspirin in Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome Receiving Oral Anticoagulation - NEJM 2025
- PRAMI - Preventive Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction - NEJM 2013
- COMPLETE - Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction - NEJM 2019
- FULL-Revasc - FFR-Guided Complete or Culprit-Only PCI in Patients with Myocardial Infarction - NEJM 2023
- How a Meta-Analysis can Mislead—The Story of Complete vs Culprit-only PCI in STEMI - Sensible Medicine 2025
Dyslipidemia
- IMPROVE-IT - Ezetimibe Added to Statin Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndromes - NEJM 2015
- FOURIER - Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease - NEJM 2017
- ODYSSEY - Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome - NEJM 2018
- VESALIUS-CV - Evolocumab in Patients without a Previous Myocardial Infarction or Stroke - NEJM 2025
- CORALreef - A Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide - NEJM 2025
Atrial Fibrillation
Arrhythmia Management
- AFFIRM - A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2002
- RACE - Rate Control versus Electrical Cardioversion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2002
- RACE II - Lenient versus Strict Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2010
- EAST-AFNET 4 - Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2020
Stroke Prophylaxis
- RE-LY - Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2009
- ARISTOTLE - Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2011
- ROCKET-AF - Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2011
- ENGAGE-AF - Edoxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2013
- INVICTUS - Rivaroxaban in Rheumatic Heart Disease–Associated Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2022
- ARTESIA - Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2023
Antithrombotic Strategy After Ablation
- OPTION - Left Atrial Appendage Closure after Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2024
- OCEAN - Antithrombotic Therapy after Successful Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2025
- ALONE-AF - Long-Term Anticoagulation Discontinuation After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - JAMA 2025
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- PROTECT-AF - Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage versus warfarin therapy for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation - Lancet 2009
- PREVAIL - Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Versus Long-Term Warfarin Therapy - JACC 2014
- PRAGUE-17 - Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation - JACC 2020
- CLOSURE-AF - Left Atrial Appendage Closure or Medical Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2026
- CHAMPION-AF - Left Atrial Appendage Closure or Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2026
CHF
HFrEF
- PARADIGM-HF - Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure - NEJM 2014
- DAPA-HF - Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2019
- TRED-HF - Withdrawal of Pharmacological Treatment for Heart Failure in Patients with Recovered Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Lancet 2019
- EMPEROR-REDUCED - Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure - NEJM 2020
- DIGIT-HF - Digitoxin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2024
- WITHDRAW-HF - Withdrawal of Heart Failure Therapy after Atrial Fibrillation Rhythm Control with Ejection Fraction Normalization - EHJ 2025
HFpEF
- Conceptual Models to Explain HFpEF: A Tale of Futility, Frustration, and Perhaps, Fruition - Circulation 2026
- TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2014
- TOPCAT Regional Differences and Controversies - NEJM Evidence 2022
- PARAGON-HF - Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2019
- EMPEROR-PRESERVED - Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2021
- DELIVER - Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2022
- STEP-HFpEF - Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity - NEJM 2023
- FINEARTS-HF - Finerenone in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction - NEJM 2024
- SUMMIT - Tirzepatide for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity - NEJM 2024
- SPIRIT-HF - Spironolactone in HFmrEF and HFpEF - ACC 2026 Preliminary
Electrophysiology
- BLOCK-HF - Biventricular Pacing for Atrioventricular Block and Systolic Dysfunction - NEJM 2013
- BIOPACE - Biventricular vs. Right Ventricular Pacing Devices in Patients Anticipated to Require Frequent Ventricular Pacing - Europace 2025
- CSPACE - Clinical Outcomes of Conduction System Pacing vs Right Ventricular Septal Pacing in Atrioventricular Block - JACC 2025
- Physiologic Pacing in Heart Failure - NEJM 2025
- HeartSync-LBBP - Long-Term Outcomes of Left Bundle-Branch Pacing vs Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure - JAMA Cardiology 2026
- PhysioSync-HF - Conduction System vs Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure - JAMA Cardiology 2026
- Opposing Results From 2 Trials Comparing Conduction System Pacing and Biventricular Pacing - JAMA Cardiology 2026