Editor's Corner | Blood Pressure Measurement - A Perspective
This month, a new guideline on high blood pressure from the ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) was presented at AHA's annual conference, held in Anaheim. Like other hypertension guidelines, this...
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Featured topics and Editors’ Picks from all of ACC’s JACC Journals.
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The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals – handpicked weekly by the ACC.org Editorial Board led by Kim Eagle, MD, MACC.
View ArticlePrecision Medicine: A Second Opinion
"Precision medicine (PM)," formerly known as "personalized medicine," is a series of ideas that stem in part from enthusiasm for the Human Genome Project (HGP).
View ArticlePhysical Activity and All-Cause Mortality in Women
Is accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior associated with all-cause mortality?
View ArticlePeripheral Matters | Can Evolocumab Benefit PAD Patients?
Major adverse cardiovascular and limb events are reduced with evolocumab added to statin therapy in patients with symptomatic lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – even in those without...
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The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals. ORBITA: First Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of PCI in CAD Patients Findings from the ORBITA study presented at TCT 2017 and published in...
View ArticleWeight Management for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
Can intensive weight management within routine primary care achieve remission of type 2 diabetes?
View ArticleCardiopulmonary Fitness in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
What is the relationship between cardiopulmonary fitness of children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) and age- and gender-adjusted controls? And, what are the clinical characteristics associated...
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The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals – handpicked weekly by the ACC.org Editorial Board led by Kim Eagle, MD, MACC.
View ArticleCardioSmart | 'Pounding Away' at Obesity
Obesity affects one out of three adults in the U.S. and one in five school-aged children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not to mention, it is a growing problem in...
View ArticleFeature Story | Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Few Things We've...
A new year is nearly here and with it will come the usual renewed focus by patients on improving their health. What have we learned over this past year to help patients lower their risk of heart...
View ArticleEditor's Corner | Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health
At the last several national and international cardiology meetings, we saw several reports on improving long-term health by paying more attention to lifestyle changes. This past year witnessed the...
View ArticleObesity: Pathophysiology and Management
The following are key points to remember on the pathophysiology and management of obesity.
View ArticleReversing Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging
What is the effect of 2 years of supervised high-intensity exercise training on left ventricular (LV) stiffness?
View ArticleAntithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
The following are key points to remember from this review article about antithrombotic therapy in peripheral artery disease (PAD).
View ArticleWhat is the Best Treatment to Prevent Post-Thrombotic Syndrome?
Post-thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) is a common late complication of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The incidence of PTS is approximately 40% in adult patients with a symptomatic first...
View ArticleHigher Physical Activity Linked to Lower CVD Risk in Chinese Adults
Higher levels of physical activity may be associated with a lower risk of major cardiovascular diseases in Chinese adults, according to a study published Dec. 1 in JAMA Cardiology.
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