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Cardiac Rehab & Heart Failure, CV Care & Cancer Survivors, Bioprosthetic AVR vs Mechanical AVR in Younger Patients
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure. He then discusses managing cardiovascular (CV) disease in cancer survivors who have completed cancer ...
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Feature | Ten Americas: Growing Disparities Creating Demographic Chasms
Disparities in life expectancy, driven by race, geography, socioeconomic status and systemic inequities, have widened alarmingly – from a 12.6-year gap in 2000 to a staggering 20.4 years by 2021 in ...
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Editors’ Corner | Steps in the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (Watch Out! The Staircase is Tricky!)
Pulmonary embolism (PE) mortality has increased over the past decade and racial and geographic disparities persist. Black women and men have an approximately two-fold higher age-adjusted mortality ...
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Does a History of CVD Affect Chance of SCD?
Patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, compared with those without, had a higher incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study of 5.5 million Danish citizens in 2010, ...
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Cardiovascular Disease Medications Underused Globally
Secondary prevention medications for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are underused globally and additional strategies to increase their use are needed to improve CVD management and reduce premature ...
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ACC CardiaCast: Conversations with Critical Care Cardiologists: Advanced Education and Training in CCC
In this episode of Conversations with Critical Care Cardiologists, we dive into the evolving landscape of education and training in Critical Care Cardiology (CCC). As this specialty rapidly advances, ...
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Tighter Blood Pressure Control Reduces ED Visits in Postpartum Patients
A lower treatment threshold of ≥130/80 mm Hg was associated with reduced postpartum emergency department (ED) visits for a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDOP), according to a study published in ...
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New Patient-Centered Metric For Pediatric Patients After CV Surgery?
Days alive out of health care and hospitalization (DAoH), a novel measure of outcomes in children undergoing cardiovascular surgery, offers advantages over the traditional outcome measure of days ...
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New in Clinical Guidance | ACC Issues Guidance on Arrhythmia Monitoring After Stroke
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 ...
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Feature | Bridging the Gender Gap in Heart Health: Women’s Specialized Clinics
When a young woman from an affluent Chicago neighborhood came to Annabelle Volgman, MD, FACC, complaining of palpitations before a ski trip, Volgman was shocked to learn the woman had never received ...
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ACC Rallies Behind Introduction of Medicare Payment Legislation to Reverse 2.8% Cut, Add Inflationary Update
Legislation introduced in Congress on Jan. 31 would reverse the 2.8% Medicare payment cut imposed by the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and institute a 2% inflationary update, providing ...
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New in Clinical Guidance | Newest AUC Provide Clinical Guidance on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
A new multi-society Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) document focuses on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), specifically implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac ...