http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=77363932-163e-4e60-acc9-30166483412d Clinical Topic Feed: Cardiovascular Care Team en /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/12/20/15/ai-enabled-clinician-13aug2026 In this episode, Drs. Ami Bhatt, Rupal O’Quinn, and Leon Ptaszek delve into the role of consumer wearables in cardiovascular care. 1786636800000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/11/19/27/CMS-Proposes-Updates-to-Ambulatory-Specialty-Model-For-HF The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed several changes and clarifications to the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure (HF) in the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. 1786539960000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/10/13/07/eagles-eye-view-12aug2026 In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the wide variation in antithrombotic regimens after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Next, he examines PARTNER-3, a 7-year study on TAVR versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) outcomes in low-risk patients. 1786537680000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/10/15/19/MERCURI-2 Starting dapagliflozin one day before elective cardiac surgery reduced the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) during the first seven days after surgery, according to results from the double-blind, placebo-controlled MERCURI-2 trial published July 30 in JAMA. 1786471800000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/10/15/19/Treatment-Effect-of-M-TEER Estimated treatment effects of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) in COAPT trial participants and real-world patients from the STS/ACC TVT Registry were similar, according to a recent study published in JACC. 1786386540000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/10/15/19/High-Pediatric-Ablation-Success Acute ablation success in pediatric patients was high across a range of center and operator volumes, with high-volume sites demonstrating the greatest likelihood of success for complex substrates, according to a recent study published in JACC: Advances. 1786386480000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/10/15/19/ACC-Scientific-Statement-Addresses-Cognitive-Impairment-Frailty With older adults rarely experiencing cardiovascular disease in isolation, ACC's newest Scientific Statement on "Cognitive Impairment and Frailty in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease" stresses the importance of considering cognitive impairment, frailty and physical disability within the context of cardiovascular decision-making. 1786376640000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/05/20/14/MUTTON-HF A culturally and medically tailored Indigenous Food is Medicine meal (CMTM) program reduced hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits compared with dietary advice alone among patients with heart failure (HF) in Native communities, according to results of the MUTTON-HF trial, published July 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine. 1786042800000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/05/19/51/CMS-Releases The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule on July 31. The rule includes a net increase to inpatient hospital payment of 2.3%, reflecting a 3.2% increase in the hospital market basket reduced 0.9% by the productivity adjustment. 1785963240000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/03/10/06/New-ACC-Concise-Clinical-Guidance-Focuses-on-Adult-Immunizations The ACC has released an updated Concise Clinical Guidance document addressing "Adult Immunizations as Part of Cardiovascular Care," providing clinicians with vaccine-specific guidance related to the influenza, pneumococcal, COVID-19, RSV and zoster (shingles) vaccines, respectively. 1785947040000 Articles and Stories