http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=f332074b-7154-4115-a60f-48ec06836c44 Clinical Topic Feed: Interventions and Imaging en /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/2026/09/15/18/42/CMS-Finalizes-Updated-TAVR-National-Coverage-Determination The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized updates to the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), introducing significant changes to Medicare coverage requirements for patients with aortic stenosis. 1789571880000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/09/08/14/17/ALL-RISE The ALL-RISE (Advancing Cath Lab Results with FFRangio Coronary Physiology Assessment) trial results demonstrated that, among patients with intermediate coronary stenoses undergoing invasive angiography, an angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRangio [Medtronic]) strategy was noninferior to pressure wire–based physiological assessment for death, myocardial infarction, or unplanned clinically indicated revascularization at 1 year. 1789044900000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/29/08/48/mon-730am-corcal-evaold-isoleds-esc-2026 Cardiovascular prevention, acute care and interventional cardiology converged in a wide-ranging Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2026 that delivered new evidence on how clinicians assess risk, treat older heart attack patients and guide complex coronary procedures. 1788177780000 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-journals-esc-2026 Several abstracts and e-posters presented at ESC Congress 2026 and simultaneously published across the JACC family of journals highlight the expanding role of precision medicine, novel therapeutics, and advanced risk stratification across cardiovascular care. 1788002340000 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 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.07.025 1787913000000 Guidelines /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