http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=0b213bea-9a50-4a88-aa7f-678a7be1de93 Clinical Topic Feed: Vascular Medicine en /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/11/06/14/37/sat-311pm-stroke-aha-2026 From tackling blood clots to managing blood pressure (BP), three separate trials presented at AHA 2026 – REDUCE, OCEANIC-STROKE and OPTIMAL-STROKE – offer new insights into improving outcomes after stroke. 1794084000000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/11/02/22/45/tues-145pm-pioneer-tct-2026 Noninferiority of angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (angio-FFR) was not met when compared to usual care in patients undergoing PCI, according to results of the PIONEER IV trial, presented at TCT 2026. 1793733600000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/11/01/00/11/mon-627pm-pci-stemi-tct-2026 Prolonged perfusion balloon predilation and intracoronary delivery of Nicorandil with the Rx Ryusei perfusion balloon did not significantly reduce slow-flow or no-reflow in patients presenting with STEMI undergoing primary PCI, according to findings from the TomorrowLAND trial presented at TCT 2026. 1793662020000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/11/01/00/11/sun-207pm-combo1-tct-2026 A PCI strategy guided by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) was noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI for target-vessel failure at 12 months, based on findings from the P4 trial presented at TCT 2026 and simultaneously published in NEJM. 1793564040000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/10/26/16/55/sat-fcr2-tct-2026 Two randomized trials published in JACC and presented as Featured Clinical Research at TCT 2026 examine whether scaling back antithrombotic therapy, using short-term anticoagulation rather than dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and omitting aspirin during primary STEMI in high-risk patients, can limit bleeding while maintaining protection against thrombotic events. 1793559180000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2022/01/01/01/01/ACC-Featured-Jobs Ready to explore a new professional opportunity? Browse the list below of featured jobs and take the next step in your career! 1793530980000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/10/26/16/55/sat-ai-combo-tct-2026 A mobile app for optimizing STEMI care and use of AI to detect aortic valve calcification on routine noncontrast chest CT are among the innovations being discussed and presented at TCT 2026 and simultaneously published in JACC: Advances. 1793474880000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/10/28/13/38/eagles-eye-view-28oct2026 n this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at a brief report on how cardiac death remains a substantial contributor to on-duty mortality of U.S. firefighters, and how drivers of this trend may not be well identified by the current screening approaches. 1793194860000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/10/20/19/27/Acute-Coronary-Occlusions A significant proportion of patients with NSTEMI had acute coronary occlusions (ACOs), and ACO was associated with worse in-hospital outcomes among patients in the NSTEMI cohort, according to a recent study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 1792587600000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/10/20/19/27/Noninfarct-Related-Artery-PCI Noninfarct-related artery (non-IRA) revascularization in patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) increased modestly from 2018 to 2022; however, a majority of patients did not undergo non-IRA PCI within 45 days of primary PCI, according to a recent study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. 1792587600000 Articles and Stories