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.

New ACC/AHA/HFSA guideline redefines heart failure stages to focus on prevention, updates treatment options and emphasizes care coordination with a heart failure specialty team

News | Heart Failure

ACC, AHA, HFSA Issue Joint Heart Failure Guideline

April 1, 2022 — A new joint guideline published today from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart ...

April 01, 2022

The poster titled “Short term prediction of Atrial Fibrillation from ambulatory ECG using deep learning” presents results of a clinical study demonstrating that Cardiologs’ AI algorithm can predict the short-term risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib) based on single-lead Ambulatory electrocardiograms (ECGs) that show normal sinus rhythm.

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiologs Announces Poster Presentation at ACC 2022

April 1, 2022 — Cardiologs announced a poster presentation at the 2022 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in ...

April 01, 2022

Philips Ambient Experience with FlexVision display for pediatric patients

News | ACC

Philips Adds to its Cardiology Suite of Solutions at ACC 2022

April 1, 2022 — Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced new additions to its innovative ...

April 01, 2022

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Feature | Information Technology

SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...

March 21, 2024

News | ACC

Aidoc Showcases Full Cardiovascular AI Care Coordination Suite at ACC.22

March 31, 2022 – Healthcare AI solutions provider Aidoc will be delivering a live demonstration of its comprehensive AI ...

March 31, 2022

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ACC Scientific Session 2022 to Feature Smidt Heart Institute Experts

March 31, 2022 – Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, home to California’s top-ranked cardiology and ...

March 31, 2022

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CathWorks Presents New Data and Latest Innovations at ACC 2022

March 31, 2022 – CathWorks has announced that the results of its most recent outcomes study on the CathWorks FFRangio sy ...

March 31, 2022

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An example of the new generation of inexpensive, wearable cardiac monitors. This is the Cardiac Insight Cardea Solo device. #ACC18

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

MedWatch, The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, announced that Pfizer is recalling Accuretic (quinapril hydrochloride/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets distributed by Pfizer as well as two authorized generics distributed by Greenstone (quinapril HCL and hydrochlorothiazide and quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-quinapril, above the Acceptable Daily Intake level.

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Top 10: Most Read Cardiology Content in March 2022

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of March ...

March 31, 2022

In the first study to examine differences by sex and race in outcomes following the seven most common procedures for heart problems, researchers found that women are less likely to undergo these procedures—and even when women do receive these procedures, they are more likely than men to die while in the hospital, according to data that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Womens Cardiovascular Health

Women Less Likely to Receive Life-saving Heart Procedures

March 25, 2022 – In the first study to examine differences by sex and race in outcomes following the seven most common ...

March 25, 2022

Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate and rhythm during exercise and for overall health monitoring.

News | Wearables

How Accurate is Smartwatch Heart Data? It Depends on your Skin Tone

March 25, 2022 – Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate ...

March 25, 2022

People experiencing high levels of noise from cars, trains or planes were more likely to suffer a heart attack than people living in quieter areas, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Living Near Noise Pollution Tied to Greater Risk of Heart Attack

March 25, 2022 – Living in a noisy environment can be annoying, but it might also harm your health. People experiencing ...

March 25, 2022

Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths from cardiovascular disease annually over a decade-long period in the U.S., according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

As Temperatures Spike, so do Deaths from Heart Disease

March 25, 2022 – Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths from cardiovascular disease annually over a ...

March 25, 2022

A heart attack’s impact on the brain may be more serious than previously understood. About 1 in 3 heart attack survivors showed significant mental decline in the days and months following their heart attack, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Heart Failure

Heart Attack Survivors May be at Greater Risk of Mental Decline

March 25, 2022 – A heart attack’s impact on the brain may be more serious than previously understood. About 1 in 3 heart ...

March 25, 2022

Despite recent efforts to improve women’s leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the last decade, the number of female principal investigators (PIs) still falls well below the number of males leading similar heart studies, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Study: Women Still Missing from Cardiovascular Clinical Trial Leadership

March 25, 2022 – Despite recent efforts to improve women’s leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the ...

March 25, 2022

new research finds that people who had depression following a heart attack were about 50% more likely to suffer a stroke compared with those who didn’t have depression, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session.

News | Stroke

Study: Depression After a Heart Attack Heightens Stroke Risk

March 24, 2022 – Depression can complicate and slow recovery from a heart attack, not to mention the toll it can take on ...

March 24, 2022

In January, The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) successfully executed a groundbreaking porcine heart transplant procedure in a human. This was the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human patient.

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

DAIC’s Top 10 for the Month of February

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of ...

March 04, 2022