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ACCEL Lite: Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Left Heart Disease: Clinical Presentations, Implications for the RV and Treatment Targets
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is most commonly linked to left heart disease (LHD). The 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension PH-LHD task force reviewed newly reported randomized clinical trial ...
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ACC Joins Other Medical and Patient Organizations in Advocating For NIH Funding
The ACC, alongside hundreds of other medical and patient organizations, signed a joint letter led by Research!America urging Congress to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by ...
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Consider the Whole Picture: Risk-Enhancing Factors and Clinician Decision-Making
Risk-enhancing factors (REFs) are clinical conditions, biomarker levels, or demographic factors that can help guide decision-making and refine estimates of cardiovascular (CV) risk. The absence, ...
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Comparing Incidence of CV Events in Patients With T1D vs. T2D
Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) were less likely to experience cardiovascular events when compared to patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a recent study published in the Journal of ...
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New Guidance Addresses Competitive Sports Participation For Athletes With CV Abnormalities
A new joint Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the ACC provides new and updated clinical guidance on how to assess risk when considering competitive sports ...
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Exposure-Dependent Protective Effect of SGLT2 Inhibitors on AS Progression?
SGLT2 inhibitors may slow the progression of nonsevere aortic stenosis (AS), according to a study published Feb. 19 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. In this multicenter observational study, ...
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No Such Thing as Too Early For TAVI in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
The EARLY TAVR (Evaluation of TAVR Compared to Surveillance for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis) trial results demonstrate that early transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) ...
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Earlier Ablation For AFib Associated With Improved CV Outcomes
Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation (AFCA) improved clinical outcomes compared with medical treatment alone, and early AFCA was associated with better outcomes than late AFCA, particularly decreased ...
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ICHOM Develops First Standardized Dataset For Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease
A unique international task force, comprised of representatives from cardiology and cardiothoracic societies as well as patient representatives, has developed the first standardized set of measures ...
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AFib Risk Higher After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDOP) in their first delivery have a significantly increased cause-specific hazard ratio (csHR) of incident atrial fibrillation (AFib) compared ...
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Maternal Morbidity, Mortality Lower Than Expected For Subsequent Pregnancies Post PPCM
Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) had lower than expected rates of morbidity and mortality with a subsequent pregnancy (SSP), according to a prospective registry study published Feb. 12 in ...
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Join Us - ACC Membership
When you become a member of the American College of Cardiology, you join a global community of cardiovascular professionals driven to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health. You also ...