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The following documents were developed by other organizations and were reviewed and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Although there is agreement with the general concepts ...
The OMNYPULSE pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheter had a 100% acute success rate, paired with a strong safety profile, in treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to the three-month ...
Latest projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) show clinician demand continuing to grow faster than supply, leading to a total projected workforce shortage of between ...
The framework for the training of current and future generations in cardiovascular disease prevention is crucial. More interest and dedicated training in cardiovascular disease prevention can ...
Women with a mechanical prosthetic heart valve were at greater risk of pregnancy complications compared with women with a biological valve, based on findings from the ROPAC III study published April ...
With an increasing shift towards same-day discharge (SDD) as a means of improving access for an increasing number of patients undergoing intracardiac catheter ablation, a new Scientific Statement from ...
The Multilingual ASCVD Risk Estimator is a simplified web-based version of the ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus app that provides clinicians with an efficient way to calculate a patient's estimated 10-year ...
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is noninferior to cryoablation for the incidence of a first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to ...
ACC Quality Summit 2025 – taking place Oct. 14-16 in Denver, CO – brings together the quality community to share insights, innovative strategies and real-world data to drive improvements in patient ...
Now is your chance to be a part of ACC Quality Summit 2025, taking place Oct. 14-16 in Denver, CO, and share your quality improvement work using the EP Device Implant Registry, AFib Ablation Registry, ...
A high baseline level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) may indicate pan-coronary atherosclerosis and focal high-risk plaques in patients with a recent NSTEMI, according to a substudy of ...
A significant burden of elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] was observed in a large health check-up population in China and elevated Lp(a) was associated with site-specific subclinical atherosclerosis and ...