American College of Cardiology - ACC
Organization URL(s)
resource@acc.orgwww.acc.org/
Other Contact Information
Heart House
2400 N Street N.W.
Washington,
DC 20037
800-253-4636 (Voice - Toll-free)
202-375-6000 (Voice)
202-375-7000 (FAX)
Description
This is a professional organization with a membership of over 26,000 cardiovascular physicians and scientists from around the world. The mission of the College is to foster optimal cardiovascular care and disease prevention through professional education, promotion of research, leadership in the development of standards and guidelines and the formulation of health care policy. ACC was chartered and incorporated as a teaching institution in 1949, and established its headquarters, called Heart House, in Bethesda, Maryland in 1977.
Online Resources
- Clinical Statements and Guidelines from the American College of Cardiology
http://www.acc.org/qualityandscience/clinical/statements.htm - Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
http://www.cardiosource.com/jacc/index.asp