Focus on Heart Failure | Heart Failure and Transplantation: Key Wins in 2021
Heart failure (HF) is the most dynamic field in cardiology. Important and memorable advances in HF, cardiomyopathies, mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplantation were made in 2021. Here...
View ArticleCover Story | HFpEF: New Year, New Hope
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been called the greatest unmet need in cardiovascular medicine.
View ArticleJACC Review Papers Provide Insights For Diagnosing, Evaluating and Managing HCM
A panel of clinicians and thought leaders with substantial experience with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) provides evidence-based recommendations and expert insights into providing care to patients...
View ArticleDiagnosis and Evaluation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
The following are key points to remember from this state-of-the-art review on the diagnosis and evaluation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
View ArticleACCEL Lite: Associations of Cardiac Mechanics with Exercise Capacity: The...
In this interview, Ravi B. Patel, MD, MSc and Roger S. Blumenthal MD, FACC, with Aaysha Cader, MBBS, MD, MRCP, discuss Associations of Cardiac Mechanics with Exercise Capacity: The Multi-Ethnic Study...
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of Jan. 24)
This week’s View examines biomarkers early in pregnancy and their ability to predict hypertension risk and other disorders; clinical outcomes and pre-hospital delay among patients presenting with...
View ArticleGeriatric Syndromes in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiovascular Interventions
Coronary angioplasty is approaching its 45th anniversary, beginning in 1977 when Andreas Gruentzig performed the first human angioplasty intraoperatively during bypass surgery and later that year...
View ArticleOptimal Follow-Up After Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Key Points
The following are key points to remember from this position paper on optimal follow-up after acute pulmonary embolism (PE).
View ArticleFinnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and...
The goal of the FINGER trial was to evaluate a multi-domain intervention compared with control among individuals at risk for dementia.
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of Jan. 31)
This week’s View highlights a position paper on optimal follow-up after acute pulmonary embolism; antithrombotic therapy in patients who have AFib and have had either ACS or PCI; and the ESC Guidelines...
View ArticleCTA and ACC Create First-Ever Industry Framework For CV Technology
The ACC and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced the first-ever industry framework to evaluate and give guidance for consumer devices or applications designed to improve...
View ArticleStudy Finds Chinese Youth Not Engaging in Heart Healthy Habits
Many children and adolescents in China may have less than ideal cardiovascular health, including low rates of physical activity and unhealthy diet, according to a study published Feb. 15 in JACC: Asia.
View ArticleManaging Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Young Adults
The following are key points to remember from this state-of-the-art review on managing atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in young adults.
View ArticleEffect of Yoga on Quality of Life in Patients With Vasovagal Syncope
What is the impact of yoga as an adjunct to standard therapy versus standard therapy alone on the symptomatic burden in patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope (VVS)?
View ArticleJACC in a Flash
A panel of clinicians and thought leaders with substantial experience with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) provides evidence-based recommendations and expert insights into providing care to patients...
View ArticleACCEL Lite: Helping Patients Improve Lifestyle Behavior in the Digital Era
In this interview, Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal MD, FACC discuss Helping Patients Improve Lifestyle Behavior in the Digital Era.
View ArticleGain Despite Pain: Moderate Exercise and Improvements in Statin Related...
Commentary based on Allard NAE, Janssen L, Aussieker T, et al. Moderate intensity exercise training improves skeletal muscle performance in symptomatic and asymptomatic statin users. J Am Coll Cardiol...
View Article2022 ACC Decision Pathway on Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19: Key Points
The following are key points to remember from the 2022 ACC expert consensus decision pathway on cardiovascular sequelae of COVID-19 in adults including myocarditis and other myocardial involvement,...
View ArticleACC Issues Clinical Guidance on CV Consequences of COVID-19
A new Expert Consensus Decision Pathway released by the ACC addresses the evaluation and management of some of the more common cardiovascular sequelae in adults with COVID-19.
View Article