What an amazing year 2024 was in terms of advances in cardiovascular care! With more than 882,000 users, ACC.org continues to be a critical resource for cardiovascular clinicians around the world! The ...
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at what adult cardiologists should know about congenital heart disease patients. He then discusses sudden cardiac arrest and death in competitive and recreational ...
The following are key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on cardiovascular (CV) risk in prostate cancer (PC): ...
Multimodality imaging can identify papillary muscles that are the source of arrhythmias. Increased echogenicity, gadolinium enhancement, and calcifications on papillary muscles can indicate site of ...
The ACC has issued guidance for the diagnosis and management of acute myocarditis in adult patients, delivering a streamlined decision-making framework that reflects recent advancements in clinical ...
Early increases in CRP during immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy are linked to a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). CRP trajectories could serve as biomarkers for assessing VTE risk ...
The ACC has issued new guidance on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke, offering clinicians tailored strategies to improve post-stroke care by identifying and managing atrial ...
In this interview, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACC, and Alison L. Bailey, MD FACC, discuss the Top Heart Failure Takeaways from 2024. Dr. Yancy discusses the FINEARTS-HF trial, the PREVENT calculator, the ...
The following are key points to remember from a review on nonsurgical management of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI): ...
The following are key points to remember from a review on aortic stenosis (AS), heart failure (HF), and aortic valve replacement (AVR): AS is responsible for the development of HF that is mediated ...
In the RESHAPE-HF2 trial, 505 patients with systolic HF (left ventricular ejection fraction 20-50% and New York Heart Association [NYHA] class II-IV HF symptoms) and moderate to severe functional MR ...
In elderly US veterans, higher AHA Life’s Essential (LE8) component scores were associated a 75% lower risk of ASCVD, likelihood of developing MACE, and incidence of all-cause mortality. The ...