Mechanisms of an App-Based Physical Activity Intervention
What is the role of mediating factors (self-efficacy for physical activity, social support, and barriers for physical activity) in physically inactive women using a mobile app program and accelerometer...
View ArticleAtrial Fibrillation Ablation for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The goal of the AF Ablation for HFpEF trial was to evaluate atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation compared with medical therapy among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)...
View ArticlePersonalized Pacing: A New Paradigm for Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction...
The goal of the myPACE trial was to assess the safety and efficacy of a personalized accelerated pacing algorithm in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
View ArticleLIVE-HCM: Vigorous Exercise Not Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiac...
Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who exercised vigorously did not have an increased incidence of serious cardiac events during three years of follow-up compared with patients who...
View ArticleACCEL Lite: ACC.23 Late-Breaker: Vigorous Exercise in Individuals with...
In this interview, Michael J. Ackerman MD, PhD, and Christopher M. Kramer MD, FACC, with Jeffrey Hsu MD, PhD, discuss ACC.23 Late-Breaker: Vigorous Exercise in Individuals with Hypertrophic...
View ArticleLifelong Endurance Exercise and Coronary Atherosclerosis
Is there an impact on long-term endurance sport participation in addition to a healthy lifestyle on coronary atherosclerosis plaque extent and/or composition?
View ArticleSupervised Exercise Training for Chronic HFpEF: Key Points
The following are key points to remember from an American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Scientific Statement on supervised exercise training for chronic heart failure with...
View ArticleAHA/ACC Scientific Statement Focused on Supervised Exercise Training For...
A new Scientific Statement released by the American Heart Association in partnership with the ACC highlights the importance of supervised exercise training for chronic, stable heart failure with...
View ArticleExercise-Induced Left Atrial Hypertension in HFpEF
Based on the REDUCE LAP-HF II trial, in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF or HFpEF), what is the difference between those with normal resting left...
View ArticlePhysical Activity During Breast Cancer Therapy and CV Health
Can physical activity during the first 3 months of breast cancer therapy preserve the exercise capacity and cardiac function among women with stage I-III breast cancer?
View ArticleModerate Exercise Safe For People With Muscle Pain From Statins
Statin therapy does not exacerbate muscle injury, pain or fatigue in people engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, such as walking, according to a study published April 3 in JACC.
View ArticleExercise Benefits in CVD: Key Points
The following are key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on exercise benefits in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
View ArticleExercise Capacity, NT-proBNP, Exercise Hemodynamics in Post-Fontan
What is the correlation between resting and exercise Fontan pressure (FP) and pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) with peak oxygen consumption on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), N-terminal...
View ArticleAn Exercise and Physical Activity Program in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The goal of the ACTIVE-AF trial was to assess the safety and efficacy of exercise and physical activity intervention among patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).
View ArticleNo-Implant Interatrial Shunt for HFpEF Patients
What is the safety and efficacy of a no-implant interatrial shunt for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF)?
View ArticleBrief Counseling and Step Count in Peripheral Artery Disease
Will a counseling intervention by allied health professionals improve step count in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
View ArticleNew in Clinical Documents | HFpEF the Focus of New Clinical Guidance
A new Scientific Statement released by the American Heart Association in partnership with the ACC highlights the importance of supervised exercise training for chronic, stable heart failure with...
View ArticleFeature | It Runs in the Family
When Katherine A. Martinez presented the results of a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial looking at the cardiac risk in elite athletes with a genetic heart disease at ACC.23/WCC, there was a special...
View ArticleNew in Clinical Documents | HFpEF the Focus of New Clinical Guidance
With the incidence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) on the rise and accounting for more than 50% of all HF cases, a new ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway provides important...
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