title: Guidelines are merely guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. jghali@dmc.org
authors.forename: Jalal K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ghali
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Massie
authors.forename: Douglas L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards