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This channel contains news about the American College of Cardiology (ACC), including coverage of its annual meeting and links to recently released practice guidelines. The ACC is a leading resource for cardiology professionals, including all its subspecialties.

Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they received a customized digital alert via an electronic health record (EHR) system when inputting medical orders shortly after seeing a patient, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Electronic Alert Improves Guideline Adherence for Heart Failure Treatment

April 8, 2022 – Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they ...

April 08, 2022

Patients taking renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) medications for heart failure had significantly lower blood potassium levels when taking patiromer—a drug that helps to prevent the body from absorbing too much potassium—compared with a placebo, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Patiromer Helps Patients Stay on Optimal Heart Failure Therapy

April 8, 2022 – Patients taking renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) medications for heart failure had ...

April 08, 2022

Patients who received a transcatheter supra-annular self-expanding heart valve had significantly less structural deterioration in the valve after five years compared with similar patients who had the biologic valve inserted surgically.

News | Structural Heart

Rate of Structural Valve Deterioration Lower with TAVR than with SAVR

April 8, 2022 – Patients who received a transcatheter supra-annular self-expanding heart valve had significantly less ...

April 08, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

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March 21, 2024

The American College of Cardiology’s Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI) reports continuing improvements in quality care delivery for heart attacks in low- and middle-income countries with the use of data collection and localized education around guideline-directed medical therapy, according to data from the program’s second year.

News | STEMI

ACC Program sees Improvement in Global Heart Attack Care

April 7, 2022 – The American College of Cardiology’s Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI) reports continuing ...

April 07, 2022

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

SLN360 Markedly Reduces Lipoprotein(a), an Important Cause of Heart Disease

April 7, 2022 – While there are effective therapies to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering low-density ...

April 06, 2022

Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a multifaceted strategy to try to keep their blood pressure from dropping to a potentially dangerous low level immediately before, during and for up to two days after surgery made no difference in the rates of major cardiovascular events in the 30 days following surgery.

News | Hypertension

Blood Pressure Management Strategy During Surgery Has No Impact on Major Cardiovascular Complications

April 7, 2022 – Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a ...

April 07, 2022

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Blog | Cardiac Diagnostics

Movement Toward Simpler, Wearable Cardiac Monitoring

The show floors at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 meeting in March and at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) ...

May 10, 2018

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Tricuspid Valve Repair System Shows Promising Results at One-year Follow-up

April 7, 2022 – Patients with tricuspid regurgitation, a common and debilitating form of valvular heart disease, who ...

April 07, 2022

News | Structural Heart

No Reduction in Stroke, Mini Strokes, Blood Clotting in the Brain or Changes in Cognitive Function with Edoxaban After TAVR

April 7, 2022 – Patients treated with the blood thinner edoxaban for six months after a heart valve replacement ...

April 07, 2022

Final results from the BIO|GUARD-MI study show a 31 percent reduction of MACE in a sub-group analysis of patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

News | Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM)

Insertable Cardiac Monitors (ICM) and Remote Monitoring May Improve Outcomes for Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients, Study Demonstrates

April 6, 2022 – Final results from the BIO|GUARD-MI study show a 31 percent reduction of MACE in a sub-group analysis of ...

April 06, 2022

Deaths among hospitalized patients who had both COVID-19 and the most severe type of heart attack were 25% lower in 2021 than in 2020, and no deaths occurred among patients who had been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | STEMI

In-Hospital Deaths in STEMI Patients With COVID-19 Drop in 2021

April 6, 2022 – Deaths among hospitalized patients who had both COVID-19 and the most severe type of heart attack were ...

April 06, 2022

Donisi Health, a MedTech company working to disrupt the readmission cycle of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients, announced results of a clinical study demonstrating the efficacy of its contact-free technology for the detection of pulmonary congestion at home.

News | Heart Failure

Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Contact-Free Tech for Pulmonary Congestion Detection at Home

April 6, 2022 – Donisi Health, a MedTech company working to disrupt the readmission cycle of congestive heart failure ...

April 06, 2022

The American College of Cardiology's Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine course on May 13, 2022 will feature an opening session that includes Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD and Joshua C. Denny, MD, MS.

News | Cardiovascular Education

ACC Course Provides Updates from NIH's All of Us Research Program

April 4, 2022 – The American College of Cardiology's Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine course on ...

April 04, 2022

News | ACC

Esperion Announces Two NEXLETOL Data Presentations at ACC.22

April 4, 2022 – Esperion presented two new analyses from its clinical development program of bempedoic acid (NEXLETOL) ...

April 04, 2022

Significant VHD is commonly encountered in practice, more commonly with advancing age, among women, and identified more frequently in centers offering percutaneous mitral therapies.

News | ACC

egnite, Inc. Announces Data from the Largest Contemporary Analysis of Valvular Heart Disease Prevalence in the US

April 3, 2022 — egnite, Inc., an advanced technology digital health company focused on providing artificial intelligence ...

April 03, 2022

A new drug shows promise in providing relief to cardiomyopathy patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session in Washington, D.C.

News | ACC

ACC22: Interim Findings Show Promise in Decreasing Shortness of Breath From Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

April 3, 2022 — A new drug shows promise in providing relief to cardiomyopathy patients experiencing shortness of breath ...

April 03, 2022