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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.
Women carry heavier burden of chest pain, but less artery narrowing, according to data in a substudy from the ISCHEMIA Trial.
News | Womens Cardiovascular Health | March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 — Women with coronary artery disease that reduces blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle (ischemia)...
News | Heart Failure | March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 — New data from a sub-analysis of the landmark Phase III DAPA-HF (Dapagliflozin And Prevention of...
Naveen Pereira, M.D., co-principal investigator of the TAILOR-PCI study, explaining the conclusions of the late-breaking trial data during the virtual ACC20 meeting.
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 — The TAILOR-PCI trial that used genetic testing to guide which antiplatelet medication was given to...
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An example of the new generation of inexpensive, wearable cardiac monitors that are seeing increased usage. This is the Cardiac Insight Cardea Solo device. After the monitoring period is over, the wearable patch is torn open to retrieve a data pod that is inserted into a reader to download the data. The software automatically creates reports based on the data, complete with waveforms for various cardiac measures.
Blog | Cardiac Diagnostics | May 10, 2018
The show floors at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 meeting in March and at the Heart Rhythm Society (...
The VOYAGER PAD trial showed patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who took the blood thinner rivaroxaban with aspirin after undergoing a procedure to treat blocked arteries in the leg had a 15 percent reduction in the risk of major adverse limb and cardiovascular events when compared with those receiving aspirin alone.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 — People with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who took the blood thinner rivaroxaban with...
News | Cardiovascular Business | March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020 — The Trump Administration today announced expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that will enable...
Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | March 17, 2020
Interview with Thomas Maddox, M.D., MSc, FACC, the chairman of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Science and...
The COVID-19 mortality rate for patients cardiovascular disease is 10.5 percent based of data from Chinese hospitals since the outbreak. COVID-19 fatality rates for patients with comorbidities are higher than the average population, but cardiac patients had the highest death rate.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | March 09, 2020
March 9, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is offering updates on the clinical impact of novel...
Feature | ACC | March 09, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
March 9, 2020 — Less than week after the American College of Cardiology (ACC) said it would push ahead with holding its...
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News | ACC | October 08, 2019
October 8, 2019 — Douglas Drachman, M.D., FACC, has been selected as the next vice chair of the American College of...
Videos | Artificial Intelligence | June 20, 2019
John Rumsfeld, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, American College Cardiology (ACC) chief innovation officer, and professor of medicine...
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019 — A recent study found patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease cut their risk of a second...
Sponsored Content | Videos | Information Technology | April 17, 2019
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News | Defibrillator Monitors | April 05, 2019
April 5, 2019 — Medical device startup HeartHero was the winner in the Innovation Challenge at the 2019 American...
News | Heart Valve Technology | April 03, 2019
April 3, 2019 – The ACC.19 late-breaking landmark Evolut Low Risk Trial compared the minimally invasive Evolut...
News | Heart Failure | March 29, 2019
March 29, 2019 — The cardiovascular benefits of the diabetes drug dapagliflozin extend across a wide spectrum of...
