Innovation at ACC | ACC’s Hospital Food Initiative: Don’t Leave a...
Consider this common scenario: your patient admitted three days ago with an acute myocardial infarction is doing well under your care. The emergent PCI went smoothly and a beta-blocker, ACE inhibitor,...
View ArticleFeature Story | ACC's Leadership Forum: Three Stories
A look inside the ACC Leadership Forum.
View ArticleCover Story | Inflammation for the Cardiologist
One of the biggest trials of 2017 was CANTOS (Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study), which showed that a drug targeting inflammation could reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in...
View ArticleHeart of Health Policy | Updates on Health Policy News Affecting Practice
Updates on Health Policy News Affecting Practice.
View ArticleNumber Check | A Look at Cardiac Rehabilitation... By the Numbers
A look at cardiac rehabilitation — by the numbers.
View ArticleAcute Pericarditis 101: Self-Treatment Leads to Mistreatment
A 62-year-old male physician with a history of well-controlled gastroesophageal reflux disease and hypothyroidism presents for evaluation of recurrent, pleuritic chest pain that was worse with deep...
View ArticleMetabolic Surgery: Weight Loss, Diabetes, and Beyond
The following are key points to remember from this review about metabolic surgery: weight loss, diabetes, and beyond.
View ArticleCVD in Patients and Survivors of Breast Cancer
The following are summary points to remember about this American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Breast Cancer.
View ArticleMale Marathoners and Coronary Artery Calcium
Is there an association between elevated coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores observed in male long-term marathon runners and cardiovascular risk profiles?
View ArticleHeart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update
The following are key points to remember from this American Heart Association (AHA) 2018 update on heart disease and stroke statistics.
View ArticleJournal Wrap
The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals – handpicked weekly by the ACC.org Editorial Board led by Kim Eagle, MD, MACC.
View ArticleHeart of Health Policy | CMS Announces New Voluntary Bundled Payment Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Innovation Center, released a new voluntary bundled payment model on Jan. 9 called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI...
View ArticleHeart of Health Policy | Don’t Miss These Health Policy-Focused Sessions at...
A run down of can’t miss health policy-focused sessions at ACC.18.
View ArticleHeart of Health Policy | FDA Pilot Program to Address Improved Transparency...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, MD, recently announced a new pilot program to improve transparency around clinical trial information to spur innovation and...
View ArticleCardioSmart Corner | CardioSmart Showcases Individuals Living Well With Heart...
Michael Melstad was born with a large ventricular septal defect and truncus arteriosus. While this condition can now be corrected at birth, the surgery was not available when Melstad was born and his...
View ArticleHeart of Health Policy | State Chapters: Transforming Cardiovascular Care...
Each year, the accomplishments of all 50 ACC state chapters, as well as chapters in Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, are compiled into an official “State of the States†report. These accomplishments...
View ArticleNew Smartphone App May Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions For Heart Attack...
A new smartphone app may help reduce the number of hospital readmissions in patients who have been treated for a heart attack, according to an abstract presented at ACC's Cardiovascular Summit in Las...
View ArticleThe Impact of Physical Activity on the Outcome of Patients With SIHD
Guidelines on physical activity from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology1 recommend that most patients with cardiovascular disease take 150 minutes of moderate or vigorous...
View ArticleDoes Physical Activity Improve Survival in CHD?
Sustained physical activity may be associated with "substantial risk reduction" in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), according to study published March 5 in the Journal of the American...
View ArticleACC.18 Research Highlights Technology in CV Care, CV Risk in Football...
Several consumer studies exploring new technology applications in cardiovascular care, potential cardiovascular risk for football players, and whether the influenza vaccine affects the risk of...
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