Ten Points to Remember: "Physical Fitness and Congenital Heart Disease:...
The benefits, safety, and efficacy of structured exercise programs have been studied for decades, but few are tailored for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the US. The following are ten...
View ArticleExercise Training in Pulmonary Arterial and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary...
What is the safety and feasibility of standardized exercise training in precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PAH) and inoperable or recurrent chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH)?
View ArticleScreening for Cardiac Involvement in Athletes Recovering From COVID-19
The following are key points to remember from this expert consensus statement on screening of potential cardiac involvement in competitive athletes recovering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
View ArticleEagle's Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of December 7)
This week's View focuses on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resources on ACC.org, including articles questioning how comorbidities and neighborhood characteristics impact race-related COVID-19...
View ArticlePutting the New ACC/AHA Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guideline Into Practice
The ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) have released an updated guideline for managing patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The guideline encourages shared decision-making between...
View ArticleFor the FITs | Health Care Disparities Highlighted by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant burden on the health care system worldwide. As of Dec. 4, there were more than 66 million cases reported worldwide.
View ArticleFor the FITs | The Hidden Value of Mid-level Practitioners in Cardiovascular...
When it comes to frontline health care professionals, we commonly think of nurses and doctors. However, in the U.S. there is a third group of providers who are frequently under-recognized yet growing...
View ArticleCardiac Phenotypes and Risk Markers of Elite Athletes With Ventricular...
Can cardiac phenotypes and risk markers of life-threatening arrhythmic events be identified in athletes with ventricular arrhythmia?
View ArticleThe Impact of COVID-19 on Interventional Training
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused significant reallocation of resources focusing on public awareness, social distancing, and the burden of the disease and health care costs.
View ArticleMale Breast Cancer Patients Face High Prevalence of CV Disease Risk Factors
Male breast cancer patients may have a high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions, according to a small study of this rare patient population which will be presented as part of ACC's Advancing the...
View ArticleDoes Statin Therapy Prescription Vary by Appointment Time?
Clinicians may be less likely to prescribe statin therapy to patients during afternoon appointments than they are during morning appointments, according to a research letter published Feb. 1 the...
View ArticleCardiovascular Health After Menopause Transition
The following are key points to remember from a consensus document from the European cardiologists, gynecologists, and endocrinologists on cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy...
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of February 1)
This week's View offers key points from a recommendation statement on screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and a consensus document on the impact of gynecological and obstetric conditions...
View ArticleExercise-Stress CMR Imaging for HFpEF
Can exercise cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) identify patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), using exercise right heart catheterization (RHC) as the diagnostic standard?
View ArticleEffect of Physical Training on Peak VO2 in HFpEF
Do different intensities of exercise training result in different changes to peak oxygen consumption (VO2), indices of left ventricular diastolic function, N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide...
View ArticleRegaining Cardiorespiratory Fitness Post-Heart Transplantation
Although heart transplantation (HTx) is a life-saving treatment for select cases of end-stage heart failure, the post-transplantation course is frequently challenging.
View ArticleMechanisms Underlying Sinoatrial Node Remodeling in Response to Endurance...
The development of progressive sinus bradycardia in response to endurance training is well recognized and frequently used as a marker of physical fitness. The mechanisms underlying this physiology are...
View ArticleReview Explores Therapeutic Potential of Ketone Therapy For CV Disease
There is growing evidence that ketone bodies may be beneficial to cardiovascular disease patients regardless of the method of delivery used to increase ketone delivery to the heart. A Journal of the...
View ArticleInflammatory Heart Disease in Athletes With Prior COVID-19
What is the prevalence of clinically detectable inflammatory heart disease in professional athletes with prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection?
View ArticleFruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality
Is there an optimal level for intake of fruits and vegetables associated with lower all-cause and disease-specific mortality?
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