Business of Medicine | Alignment 2.0: Creating the Ideal Physician/Hospital...
Healthy and long-lasting relationships between physicians and hospital systems are necessary to deliver high-quality, value-based care and make a meaningful, lasting impact on patients. Currently the...
View ArticleFeature | #ACCLegConf A Virtual Success
More than 500 clinicians from across the U.S. and spanning the entire cardiovascular care team participated in ACC's Legislative Conference 2021 last month, using the time to further their...
View ArticleCover Story | Cardiology’s Digital Transformation: Teleheath, Remote...
A few years ago, conducting a patient visit via video call might have been considered "technologically forward." Not any longer. Telehealth is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the idea of...
View ArticleFeature | You Will Be Hacked. Plan Now: Cybersecurity in Health Care
Ireland's centralized health care system all but ground to a halt on May 14, after suffering a major ransomware attack that shut down all its information technology (IT) systems nationwide. In the...
View ArticlePost-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV2 Infection in a Collegiate Athlete:...
A 21-year-old female collegiate track and field athlete with a history of exercise-induced asthma and acute COVID-19 infection 4 months prior is referred to a sports cardiologist for evaluation of...
View Article2021 AHA Dietary Guidance for Cardiovascular Health
The following are key points to remember from the 2021 American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement on dietary guidance to improve cardiovascular health.
View ArticleCOVID Long-Haulers May Experience Abnormal Breathing Patterns, Chronic...
Many long-haul COVID-19 patients have chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing issues months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a study published Nov. 29 in JACC: Heart Failure,...
View ArticleSpinal or General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery
Among patients with the ability to ambulate independently prior to hip fracture, does spinal anesthesia during corrective surgery decrease the risk of death or inability to ambulate at 60 days compared...
View ArticlePhysical Activity and Components of Fitness
What are the direct links between distinct components of physical activity (PA), their changes over time, and cardiorespiratory fitness?
View ArticleExercise-Induced Ventricular Ectopy and Cardiovascular Mortality
Do high-grade premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) during stress testing predict mortality in asymptomatic individuals?
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of Nov. 29, Part 1)
This episode of Eagle's Eye View examines direct links between distinct components of physical activity, their changes over time, and cardiorespiratory fitness rate; the rate of recurrent venous...
View ArticleGeneration 100
The goal of the Generation 100 trial was to evaluate high-intensity interval training compared with moderate-intensity continuous training among healthy, fit elderly individuals.
View ArticleSocial Vulnerability Index Highlights the Most Vulnerable Among US to...
The link between adverse social determinants of health (SDOH) and adverse health outcomes has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleOptimizing Training Response for Women in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Does high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and intensive lower-extremity resistance training (RT) improve peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2) compared to standard moderate-intensity continuous training...
View ArticleCost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Telerehabilitation With Relapse Prevention for...
Is cardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) for relapse prevention cost-effective compared with center-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)?
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of Dec. 6)
This week’s View examines whether high-grade premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) during stress testing predict mortality in asymptomatic individuals; trends in transcatheter mitral valve...
View ArticleThe Effect of Metoprolol in Patients With Hypertrophic Obstructive...
The goal of the TEMPO trial was to evaluate metoprolol succinate compared with placebo among patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).
View ArticleFocus on EP | The Impact of Lifestyle on Atrial Fibrillation
As a child I remember being taught by my Chinese parents that every ailment was the consequence of some lifestyle decision. If I sneezed or sniffled, it was because I wasn't wearing enough clothes to...
View ArticleFor the FITs | The Evolving Roles of Digital Health, Big Data and AI:...
On a clinic day in spring 2021, I logged into a virtual clinic visit with Mr. B. He often missed clinic visits because he lacked reliable transportation, and forgot to bring his pill bottles and...
View ArticleCover Story | Chest Pain Evaluation, Diagnosis at Heart of New AHA/ACC Guideline
The first-ever clinical guideline from the ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) to focus solely on the evaluation and diagnosis of adult patients with chest pain provides recommendations and...
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