http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=14c73ead-b190-4ecd-8c4a-eddb68314ed7 Clinical Topic Feed: Computed Tomography en /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/09/29/12/22/Variation-in-Decision-Moments Variation in deciding to test for pulmonary embolism (PE) across emergency department (ED) clinicians was associated with diagnostic yield, according to a retrospective study recently published in JAMA Network Open. 1790690520000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/09/15/11/38/Virtual-Reality-Eases-Anxiety Around 95% of patients who used virtual reality (VR) during cardiac PET/CT imaging completed the ordered study, according to an abstract being presented at ACC Quality Summit 2026, taking place Sept. 16-18 in Orlando, FL. 1789581600000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/29/08/48/sun-jacc-lbs-esc-2026 Late-breaking science presented at ESC Congress 2026 and simultaneously published in JACC Journals explore the performance of 124I-evuzamitide PET/MRI in patients with established or suspected cardiac amyloidosis (CA), treatment effect of vutrisiran by baseline tafamidis use, and impact of dapagliflozin on congestion in patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF). 1788101460000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/24/12/30/sat-11am-combo-ccc-esc-2026 Researchers presenting findings from the AIR-STEMI trial at ESC Congress 2026 said a strategy of complete coronary artery revascularization guided by functional coronary angiography resulted in a lower risk of death, myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident, or ischemia-driven revascularization in patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease compared with conventional angiography. 1788016560000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/24/12/30/sat-jacc-studies-esc-2026 Three late-breaking science studies presented during ESC Congress 2026 provide new insights into the use of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) fractional flow reserve (FFRct) to guide patient selection for invasive coronary angiography (ICA), the use of automated deep learning-quantified total plaque volume (TPV) to improve prediction of first coronary events, and the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and long-term major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Each study was simultaneously published in JACC Journals. 1787991780000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/26/17/59/ACC-Comments-on-2027-Hospital-OPPS-and-ASC-Proposed-Rule The ACC submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule on Aug. 25. 1787770560000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/07/21/12/01/AI-Enabled-CCTA-Reveals-Premature-Plaque-Burden-in-South-Asians South Asians (SA) in the United States carry a higher burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) than other ethnic groups, and standard risk prediction tools often fail to capture this elevated risk. 1784653980000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/07/15/14/19/eagles-eye-view-15jul2026 In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the feasibility of mechanical leaflet splitting in high-risk patients undergoing valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). 1784125200000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/07/07/13/29/Mechanical-Leaflet-Splitting Mechanical leaflet splitting in patients with anatomically high-risk undergoing valve-in-valve (ViV) TAVR saw high procedural success, according to a study published June 25 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 1783448340000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/06/29/15/38/NY-Valves-2026 To help address the growing challenge of structural valve deterioration following TAVR, the international, multidisciplinary Heart and Valve Collaboratory has released consensus-based procedural workflows for re-do TAVR. 1782905400000 Articles and Stories