Grant: CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool

Clinicians routinely consult guidelines developed by experts to help guide their care of patients. Our review examined whether major international cardiology guidelines promoted and facilitated collaborative decision-making between clinicians and patients. We found that guidelines rarely promoted collaboration with patients, and on the occasions it was promoted, guidance to help clinicians with collaboration was almost never provided. These findings can inform the future development of guidelines to ensure that they promote meaningful collaboration with patients.