Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation Research

Our research fuels clinical improvement. Our database expands research opportunities.

Reading Get With The Guidelines^®- Resuscitation published research can help you apply the latest findings to your hospital's resuscitation processes. Read inspiring studies that contain the most recent research that could begin to benefit your hospital today!

Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation Publications

At the same time, your participation in Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation opens new opportunities for your hospital to pursue research studies through access to the program database. As you plan your research project, you may want to review a list of recent publications as well as the data elements.

If you have any questions regarding the publication process or Get with the Guidelines - Resuscitation publications in general, please contact [email protected].

To access data, please download and complete a Research Data Request form (Document). 

Standard Research Proposal:

• Hypothesis-driven study is developed within the context of data acquired through AHA's Get With The Guidelines program.
• Avoid developing a proposal that has overlap with any published scientific research, including GWTG Publications.
• Complete the Online Proposal completely with details and suggested tables and charts for the proposed study.
• Note: Proposals that can bring their own funding will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and have no submission deadline.

Submission Deadlines:

• Rolling call for self-analysis projects on the AHA Precision Medicine Platform
• Proposals are due by the 15th of each odd month (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov).
• Oct 16 for AHA Early Career Investigator Award Submissions (more info here).

Proposals review:

• There will be a competitive review process and proposals will be rated on the basis of scientific merit, feasibility, and novel contribution to the scientific literature. 
• Projects not selected but feasible may be revised and resubmitted for up to 2 subsequent cycles.

Accepted Projects:

• Lead authors must be active AHA members.
• International investigators will need to complete the American Heart Association's international due diligence process. 
• Project will be investigator-led with intent to develop a draft manuscript for peer-reviewed journals. 
• Datasets are not released.
• Expert GWTG program physician-scientist volunteers will provide mentorship, and AHA staff will provide guidance and support.

Registry Documentation

For an overview of data collected within the Get With The Guidelines programs, please visit Registry Documentation

See the National-Level Quality Program Data Publications Policy for additional details.