March 20, 2018 — When patients who had a heart attack were given vouchers to cover their co-payments for...
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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.
Image from presentation, "Affordability and Real-world Antiplatelet Treatment Effectiveness After Myocardial Infarction Study," Wang
News | ACC | March 20, 2018
Edwards Lifesciences received European CE mark clearance for its self-expanding Centera transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device for severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis patients at high risk of open-heart surgery. This was the top structural heart story of the month of February 2018.
Feature | March 20, 2018 | Dave Fornell
Here is the list of the most popular articles and videos on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)...
Image from presentation, "The PHARMCLO Study," Diego Ardissino, M.D., F.A.C.C.
News | ACC | March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018 — Patients with acute coronary syndrome experienced a substantially lower rate of heart attack,...
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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
Image from presentation, "A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops," Victor et al
News | ACC | March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018 — African-American men who received medical intervention aimed at controlling their...
News | ACC | March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018 — Among people with a type of hole in the heart, known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), those who...
The largest trial to date for short-term DAPT concluded the practice cannot be deemed safe due to a higher adverse event rate. Image courtesy of the American Heart Association.
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | March 19, 2018
March 19, 2018 — The combined rate of death from any cause, heart attack or stroke within 18 months was not...
Videos | Heart Valve Technology | March 15, 2018
Insights from the STS/ACC TVT Transcatheter Valve Registry, presented at the...
News | ACC | March 15, 2018
March 15, 2018 — For people living with both Type 2 diabetes and heart failure, taking an...
News | ACC | March 15, 2018
March 15, 2018 – A newly-designed wristband and corresponding app that works with a smartwatch can accurately...
