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ARC publications

Academic Research Consortium (ARC-1)

Clinical End Points in Coronary Stent Trials: A Case for Standardized Definitions. Circulation 2007; 115: 2344-2351 

Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC-1)

Standardized Bleeding Definitions for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: A Consensus Report From the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium. Circulation 2011; 123: 2736-2747
Bleeding Academic Research Consortium Consensus Report. The Food and Drug Administration Perspective. Circulation; 2011;123:2664-2665

Valve Academic Research Consortium I (VARC-1)

Standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trials: A Consensus Report From the Valve Academic Research Consortium. European Heart Journal 2011 Jan; 32(2): 205-217 & J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jan 18;57(3):253-69.

Valve Academic Research Consortium II (VARC-2)

Updated Standardized Endpoint Definitions for transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document.  Eur Heart J. 2012 Oct;33(19):2403-18 & J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 9;60(15):1438-54 & Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Nov;42(5):S45-60 & EuroIntervention. 2012 Nov 22;8(7):782-95 & J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan;145(1):6-23.

Peripheral Academic Research Consortium (PARC-1)

Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Consensus Definitions From Peripheral Academic Research Consortium (PARC). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015;65(9):931-941

Mitral Academic Research Consortium (MVARC-1): Design Principles

Clinical Trial Design Principles and Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement: Part 1: Clinical Trial Design Principles A Consensus Document From the Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium (MVARC-1 Part 1, 2015). Eur Heart J. 2015 Aug 1;36(29):1851-77 & J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 21;66(3):278-307.

Mitral Academic Research Consortium (MVARC-1): Endpoint Definitions

Clinical Trial Design Principles and Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement: Part 2: Endpoint Definitions A Consensus Document From the Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium (MVARC-1, Part 2, 2015). Eur Heart J. 2015 Aug 1;36(29):1878-91 & J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 21;66(3):308-321.

Paravalvular leaks Academic Research Consortium (PVL-ARC-1)

Clinical Trial Principles and Endpoint Definitions for Paravalvular Leaks in Surgical Prosthesis: An Expert Statement (PVL-ARC-1, 2017). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Apr 25;69(16):2067-2087.

Neurological events Academic Research Consortium (Neuro-ARC-1)

Proposed Standardized Neurological Endpoints for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials An Academic Research Consortium Initiative (Neuro-ARC-1, 2017). Eur Heart J. 2018 May 14;39(19):1687-1697 & J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Apr 25;69(16):2067-2087.

Academic Research Consortium (ARC-2)

Standardized End Point Definitions for Coronary Intervention Trials: The Academic Research Consortium-2 Consensus Document (ARC-2, 2018). Eur Heart J. 2018 Jun 14;39(23):2192-2207 & Circulation. 2018 Jun 12;137(24):2635-2650.

Non-adherence Academic Research Consortium (NARC-1)

Standardized classification and framework for reporting, interpreting, and analysing medication non-adherence in cardiovascular clinical trials: a consensus report from the Non-adherence Academic Research Consortium (NARC-1, 2018). Eur Heart J. 2018 Jul 9.

High Bleeding Risk Academic Research Consortium (ARC-HBR-1)

Defining high bleeding risk in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a consensus document from the Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk (ARC-HBR-1). Eur Heart J. 2019 Aug 14;40(31):2632-2653 & Circulation. 2019 Jul 16;140(3):240-261.