Care of the Competitive Female Athlete
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first female athlete to officially run the Boston Marathon. Although race officials attempted to physically stop her from completing the race, she crossed the...
View ArticleFeature | Alaska Native Heart Health and Delivery of CV Care
Alaska has a total area that exceeds 660,000 square miles, including more than 94,000 square miles of water, making it the largest state by area in the U.S. To understand the scale of this, Alaska is...
View ArticleFeature | The HeartBeet Clinic: A Plant-Forward Pilot Experience
Is it possible to gain meaningful improvements in risk factors for cardiovascular disease – in just eight weeks – with an evidence-based plant-forward nutrition and lifestyle education program...
View ArticleJACC Review Offers Closer Look at Sports and Exercise Cardiology and...
Members of the ACC Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section Leadership Council offer a closer look at common exercise-induced cardiovascular adaptations and review the importance of a shared...
View ArticlePhysical Activity Recommendations for SCAD and FMD
The following are key points to remember from this Viewpoint article on physical activity and exercise in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD).
View ArticleShared Decision-Making Approaches for Peripheral Artery Disease: Where Do We...
The majority of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) would like to be involved in the decision making process for their PAD treatments.
View ArticleFrailty and CV Outcomes in National Health and Aging Trends Study
What is the long-term association of frailty with all-cause-mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among older adults without a history of coronary heart disease (CHD) at baseline in the...
View ArticleWhy is the Right Heart Big?
A 63-year-old woman with a history of atrial arrhythmia requiring ablation 10 years ago, presented with diverticulitis.
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of October 11)
This week's View focuses on hypertension treatment intensification in older adults, key points on physical activity and exercise in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection and...
View ArticleTreating Resistant Hypertension Using Lifestyle Modification to Promote Health
The goal of the TRIUMPH trial was to assess the effect of intensive lifestyle modification compared with regular care on blood pressure (BP) among patients with resistant hypertension (HTN).
View ArticleTime to Run? Evaluation and Management of a College Athlete After COVID-19...
An 18-year old male cross-country runner with recent COVID-19 infection presented for a sports pre-participation evaluation.
View ArticleJACC Review Offers Closer Look at Sports and Exercise Cardiology and...
Members of the ACC Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section Leadership Council offer a closer look at common exercise-induced cardiovascular adaptations and review the importance of a shared...
View ArticlePhysical Activity Recommendations for SCAD and FMD
The following are key points to remember from this Viewpoint article on physical activity and exercise in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD).
View ArticleShared Decision-Making Approaches for Peripheral Artery Disease: Where Do We...
The majority of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) would like to be involved in the decision making process for their PAD treatments.
View ArticleFrailty and CV Outcomes in National Health and Aging Trends Study
What is the long-term association of frailty with all-cause-mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among older adults without a history of coronary heart disease (CHD) at baseline in the...
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of October 11)
This week's View focuses on hypertension treatment intensification in older adults, key points on physical activity and exercise in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection and...
View ArticleRisk Management in Patients With Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Remnants
The emerging evidence for the role of elevated levels of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein remnants (TLRs) in raising the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, along with emerging...
View ArticleRisk Management in Patients With Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Remnants
The emerging evidence for the role of elevated levels of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein remnants (TLRs) in raising the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, along with emerging...
View ArticleAthlete's Heart: More Than Just Muscle
Ms. S. is a 46-year-old female who initially presents to her local Emergency Department with 1 week of chest pain. She describes the pain as dull, achy, and substernal that is made worse with inspiration.
View ArticleI-STOP Atrial Fibrillation
The goal of the I-STOP-Afib trial was to assess the efficacy of trigger-based testing for atrial fibrillation (AF) versus routine tracking alone among patients with AF.
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