The “2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults” is a de novo guideline that provides comprehensive recommendations for the evaluation, management, and follow-up of adult patients (≥18 years of age) with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). A key feature of this guideline is the introduction of the AHA/ACC Acute Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Categories, which enhance the precision of severity classification, prognosis assessment, and evidence-based therapeutic decision-making.

All Writing Committee Members, Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA, MSVM, Chair, Geoffrey D. Barnes, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FSVM, Co–Vice Chair, Jay Giri, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Co–Vice Chair, Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FSVM, MSCAI, JC Liaison, William Schuyler Jones, MD, FACC, JC Liaison, Allison E. Burnett, PharmD, PhC, CACP, Teresa Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM, Ana I. Casanegra, MD, MS, FAHA, FSVM, Lana A. Castellucci, MD, MSc, Sherrell M. Clark, Mary Cushman, MD, MSc, FAHA, Kerstin de Wit, MBChB, MSc, MD, MRCP, FRCEM, FRCPC, Jennifer M. Eaves, DNP, MSN, RN, Margaret C. Fang, MD, MPH, Joshua B. Goldberg, MD, Stanislav Henkin, MD, FACC, FAHA, Hillary Johnston-Cox, MD, FACC, Sabeeda Kadavath, MD, FACC, Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSVM, William Brent Keeling, MD, FACC, Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Jun Li, MD, Michael C. McDaniel, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Lisa K. Moores, MD, FCCP, FRCP, Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, Karen S. Prenger, MS, APRN-CNS, CV-BC, CPHQ, CCNS, Steven C. Pugliese, MD, Mona Ranade, MD, Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD, MPH, Farla Russo, Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM, Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FAHA, FSIR, Leben Tefera, MD, FACC, Ido Weinberg, MD, FACC, FSVM, Lauren M. Westafer, DO, MPH, MS, and Michael N. Young, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI.