ACC

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. 

News | Hypertension

March 27, 2017 — Participants in web-based lifestyle counseling reduced their systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

March 27, 2017 — Using genetic testing to help personalize warfarin therapy given to patients undergoing elective ...

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Videos | Heart Valve Technology

Michael Reardon, M.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center ...

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News | Cardiac Imaging

March 24, 2017 — At the 2017 American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC.17), Philips ...

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Videos | FFR Technologies

Justin Davies, MBBS, of Imperial College London, and Matthias Götberg, M.D, Ph.D., of Skane University Hospital, detail ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

March 23, 2017 — Bleeding complications did not increase for patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with ...

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

March 23, 2017 — In patients at elevated risk for a recurrence of potentially life- threatening blood clots, a low dose ...

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microbleeds, brain bleeds caused by TAVR
Feature | Heart Valve Technology

March 22, 2017 — A quarter of the patients in a single-center study of 84 patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve ...

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News | Pharmaceuticals

March 22, 2017 — In a clinical program that was terminated early, the experimental PCSK9 inhibitor bococizumab, when ...

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closed loop stimulation, DDD-CLS, ACC17, SPAIN trial
Feature | Pacemakers

March 22, 2017 — Patients with recurrent fainting episodes (syncope) who received a pacemaker delivering a pacing ...

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Cardiogard embolic protection system for surgical valve reaplacement
Feature | Embolic Protection Devices

March 22, 2017 — Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared embolic protection systems designed to remove ...

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Medtronic Corevalve Evolut Pro, TAVR system
Feature | Heart Valve Technology

March 22, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and granted market clearance to the Medtronic CoreValve ...

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News | Computed Tomography (CT)

March 21, 2017 — Toshiba Medical demonstrated its Forward projected model-based Iterative Reconstruction SoluTion (FIRST ...

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RESOLVE study, RESOLVE trial, subclinical leaflet thrombosis
Feature | Heart Valve Technology

March 21, 2017 — About 12 percent of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement developed non-symptomatic blood clots ...

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News | Cardiac Diagnostics

March 21, 2017 — A blood test for a protein called high-sensitivity troponin T, which is released into the bloodstream ...

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