http://www.acc.org/Feed?clinicalTopicID=f726f673-7e11-4292-84ae-69b198c58cf7 Clinical Topic Feed: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies en /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/25/13/59/LCZ-in-nHCM Functional capacity as measured by peak oxygen uptake (pVO2) was not improved with sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) in patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM), while there was favorable cardiac structural remodeling, according to research published Aug. 19 in JACC: Heart Failure. 1787761500000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/26/13/33/eagles-eye-view-26aug2026 In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the relationship between lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and higher coronary artery calcium scores (CAC) and later-life dementia. 1787751300000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2022/10/31/13/02/Clinical-Practice-Algorithm-For-the-Follow-Up-of-Unrepaired-and-Repaired-PDA Isolated patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a relatively common defect, accounting for 5-10% of congenital heart defects (excluding premature infants).1 Given the increased use of echocardiography, incidental detection of asymptomatic silent PDAs is on the rise. 1787745300000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2026/08/24/16/23/accel-lite-24aug2026 In this interview, Dipti Itchhaporia MD, MACC and Ana Barac, MD, PhD, FACC discuss Umbrella: Cardioprotection During Treatment. 1787674980000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/25/13/59/What-is-the-Prognostic-Value-of-Stress-Perfusion-CMR The absence of ischemia in patients evaluated using vasodilator stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was associated with low risk of angiographically verified high-risk coronary artery disease (CAD) and adverse cardiovascular events, according to a recent study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 1787673780000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/25/13/59/OCEAN-Mitral-Registry Among patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation (MR) and very severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (LVEF <20%), mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) was found to be feasible and associated with meaningful symptomatic improvement, according to findings published Aug. 17 in JACC: Advances. 1787666460000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/18/18/12/TARTAN-HF A heart failure (HF) screening strategy focused on NT-proBNP identified a large proportion of patients with diabetes who had previously unrecognized but symptomatic HF, according to research published Aug. 19 in JACC. 1787151000000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/18/18/12/Beyond-BMI Study participants with heart failure (HF), compared with controls, had had more visceral adipose tissue (VAT), more adverse muscle changes and weaker grip strength, according to research published Aug. 6 in JACC: Heart Failure. 1787151000000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/18/18/12/Vutrisiran-Associated In patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), treatment with vutrisiran is associated with favorable changes in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters related to cardiac structure, function and amyloid burden, according to a retrospective post hoc analysis of the HELIOS-B trial published Aug. 12 in JAMA Cardiology. 1787077860000 Articles and Stories /Latest-in-Cardiology/Journal-Scans/2026/08/17/20/17/PAP-Predicts Baseline pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and six-month changes in PAP helped predict heart failure hospitalization (HFH) within two years in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), according to research published Aug. 6 in JACC: Heart Failure. The findings add to evidence linking PAP with HFH risk and mortality. 1787064720000 Articles and Stories