October 1, 2021
What role does artificial intelligence (AI) have to play in pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease? ACC's Health Care Innovation and Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology Member Sections are partnering on a webinar that examines this question.
September 28, 2021 | Kartik Agusala, MD, FACC
In my role with the Office for Technology Development at UT Southwestern Medical Center, I am fortunate to witness the innovative potential of clinical faculty.
July 20, 2021 | Kartik Agusala, MD, FACC
Kartik Agusala, MD, FACC, started his professional life as an investment banker on Wall Street before changing his path to medicine, genuinely motivated by a calling to use science for the betterment of others.
June 28, 2021
Limited spots are still available for the AIMed virtual Clinician Series on Imaging taking place this week (June 29 – 30).
June 27, 2021
Join the Health Care Innovation Section and Women in Cardiology Section for a webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 4 p.m. ET.
June 22, 2021 | Abdullah Sarkar, MD
The ACC Health Care Innovation section successfully conducted a live course titled, "The Evolving Practice of Cardiovascular Precision Medicine Virtual," on April 16. I was fortunate to gain complimentary access through a Twitter campaign sponsored by the Health Care Innovation Section's Precision Health Work Group.
June 21, 2021
The ACC and cliexa, a Denver-based startup focused on remote patient monitoring, have collaborated through the ACC Innovation Program to launch a home health monitoring platform called cliexa-Pulse.
June 8, 2021
The ACC and GE Healthcare are collaborating through support of and participation in ACC's Applied Health Innovation Consortium for the purpose of building a roadmap for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technology in cardiology and developing new strategies for improved health outcomes.
May 25, 2021
The ACC and the Consumer Technology Association are collaborating on best practices for device and app makers to provide deeper understanding of products that manage cardiovascular health.
April 6, 2021
The Advanced Health Care and Analytics Work Group of ACC’s Health Care Innovation Section invites you to an inaugural “AI Grand Rounds in Cardiology” event on Thursday, April 15 at 6 p.m. ET.
March 23, 2021 | Annapoorna Subhash Kini, MBBS, FACC
For more than two decades, the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York has been pursuing and developing the latest technical and technological advances in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and structural heart disease treatment. In addition to the relentless drive for procedural excellence, the cath lab is dedicated to teaching and continuous education of fellows in training (FIT) and practicing interventional cardiologists.
March 9, 2021
The era of precision medicine in cardiovascular disease is here. With the advent of high throughput technologies, big data analytics and the expansion of digital health tools, the concept of personalizing therapies to maximize benefits and minimize risk for patients is within reach. However, most health care providers have had little to no exposure to the data, platforms, methods and clinical applications that form the foundation of precision medicine.
March 9, 2021
When it comes to managing and treating myocardial infarction (MI), the lack of a true picture of a patient's risk often means patients aren't getting the most appropriate care at the right time, whether it's prescribing the correct statin dose or not adding other drugs known to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
March 1, 2021
In a recent Editor’s Page in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, reflects on the reliance of technology for personal and professional communication and medical communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 26, 2021 | Brototo Deb, MD
The Innovation Forum, presented by the ACC Health Care Innovation Section, is a quarterly virtual event hosted by Regina Druz, MD, FACC, and David Cho, MD, MBA.
February 1, 2021
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the challenges facing cardiovascular patients seeking to navigate the complex health care landscape. How can we change this trajectory and make patients the architect of their own health care journey?
January 12, 2021
Join the ACC Innovation Section for a forum on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. ET, showcasing their inaugural Artificial Intelligence Journal Club.
December 21, 2020
The ACC is joining forces with Evidation Health to co-develop and launch Achievement for Heart Health – a health engagement experience built on Evidation's Achievement platform – that will make it easier than ever before for individuals to better understand and engage with their cardiovascular health outside clinic-based settings.
November 24, 2020
A systematic approach may be needed to study and implement digital health strategies in older adults, according to a state-of-the-art review from ACC’s Health Care Innovation, Cardiovascular Team and Geriatric Cardiology Councils published Nov. 23 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
November 6, 2020
Join the ACC for a live webinar on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. ET about what it takes to set up an innovation center of your own.
October 30, 2020
Join ACC's Chief Innovation Officer John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, for the AIMed Cardiology virtual conference on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET.
October 22, 2020
Like all therapies, the wearable cardioverter defibrillator is most effective when used as prescribed, but this requires continuous adherence for up to 90 days and constant attention towards the various device alarms that may become activated at any given moment.
October 22, 2020
Join the ACC Innovation Section for a forum on Nov. 16, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET, covering the topic of innovation centers.
October 22, 2020
Contemporary tools such as natural language processing and artificial intelligence (AI) can improve data abstraction's efficiency and effectiveness across registries through automation.
October 21, 2020
ACC Chief Innovation Officer John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FACC, will hold a live interview with the AIMed founder, Anthony Chang, MD, to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in cardiology and how we can bridge the gap from hype to reality.
October 8, 2020
Two of ACC's collaborators – Cliexa and HeartHero – were recently presented with the Colorado Companies to Watch 2020 award.
September 24, 2020
Chief Science and Quality Officer and Chief Innovation Officer John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FACC, and ACC Board of Trustees Member James L. Januzzi, Jr., MD, FACC, will participate in a landmark virtual event hosted by Butterfly on Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. ET.
September 24, 2020
Digital cardiology was in its infancy in 2017 when Heartbeat Health was founded. Jeffrey D. Wessler, MD, MPhil, FACC, a cardiologist and founder and CEO of Heartbeat Health, writes that they landed on "tech-enabled cardiology" to describe their vision for augmenting the practice of cardiology with tech-forward integrations.
September 24, 2020
The pitches were virtual for ACC's Third Annual Innovation Challenge, fitting for devices poised to advance solutions in cardiovascular care through digital means. But they were no less competitive and energetic than past challenges held in ACC's Future Hub during the Annual Scientific Meeting.
July 28, 2020
The ACC is bringing together clinicians, innovation experts and thought leaders in a brand-new Innovation Forum Series.
July 8, 2020
Cardiology has become increasingly interventional as many new capabilities have diffused from tertiary medical centers to the community.
July 8, 2020
A home health monitoring platform called cliexa-Pulse is the latest development through the ACC Innovation Program and brings a new solution designed to meet the needs of cardiovascular conditions and physicians.
June 5, 2020
"Telehealth has the potential to make health care more personalized, efficient and coordinated; it has the potential to improve efficiency, patient and clinician satisfaction, and health outcomes."
June 1, 2020
HeartHero claimed victory on the Future Hub stage at ACC.19 in New Orleans for the most innovative medical device. Now, they are working to bring Elliot – a "smart" automated external defibrillator (AED) to market.
April 2, 2020
Technology provides an excellent opportunity to diagnose the vague cardiovascular disease. Especially in recent years, several technological advances in diagnosis and therapy have significantly changed clinical practice.
March 27, 2020
Now available on-demand, an ACC webinar held March 24 demonstrated the current and potential use of various applications of telehealth in cardiovascular health with a focus on telemetry heart failure and rhythm disturbances.
March 2, 2020
Self-driving cars were "popping wheelies" on the Las Vegas strip and low-flying drones were overhead. But the real buzz of the massive 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last month was inside – where the focus was advances in the digital health space.
March 2, 2020
Despite all the hype (and fear) that AI could replace clinicians, we are far from this scenario. Much of the technology exists to execute pieces of such a clinic visit, but that is a long way from implementation of safe, effective and efficient "AI for health care" solutions.
February 26, 2020
Explore the role of innovation in cardiology and expand your professional network at the Innovation Knowledge and Networking event, taking place March 30 at 9:45 a.m. CT at ACC.20/Together With World Congress of Cardiology.
February 18, 2020
The ACC and HeartHero have formed an alliance around HeartHero's innovative portable automated external defibrillator (AED) technology, which has the potential to make a significant impact on survival rates after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
February 5, 2020
Wearable technology can help patients engage in their health management and track certain health habits, but it does not replace their health care team. With the rise of digital devices, patients need more information to understand which wearables work for their condition and how to use them.
January 31, 2020
In a recent Cardiology article, Naomi F. Botkin, MD, FACC, shares her story about how a wearable device may have saved her life when she was experiencing moderate-intensity chest discomfort at work. After turning to her Apple watch for an ECG, she noticed an ST elevation on the single lead tracing, and was later diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
January 31, 2020
Everyone, including physicians and other health care professionals, has implicit (also called unconscious) biases that affect how they view the world and interact with others. A recent Cardiology magazine article deep dives into the several definitions of implicit bias that all come down to the same thing: attitudes or decisions that lead to unintended disparities and inequalities and reinforce cultural biases, resulting in "unintended consequences."
January 23, 2020
"Doctor, it's in your hands." These were a father's words to me as he awaited the fate of his 11-year-old daughter, Akua. Earlier, they had been waiting patiently amongst many, as I and the rest of our medical mission team in Ghana carefully screened young patients for potential surgical repair of their congenital heart disease (CHD).
January 15, 2020
I have come to value innovation most in situations when we repurpose data that have already been collected, reshape technologies that already exist, or even when we reinvent ourselves in pursuit of new challenges.
January 6, 2020
Working as a bedside nurse and transitioning to become one of the managers of a cardiology unit in an Academic Children's Hospital, I witnessed many changes over the course of my career. One situation that stands out in my memory was when we were preparing to take our first patient on a ventricular assist device (VAD). The patient, a 4-year-old boy, was transitioning from the cardiothoracic intensive care unit to the cardiology unit. It was the first time a pediatric patient on this particular VAD would be cared for outside of an intensive care unit at any hospital in the country.
January 6, 2020
Addressing health care inequities between the developed and developing world has always been the primary motivation for my pursuit of a life in medicine. My most impressionable years growing up in India were spent discussing the why's and why not's of medicine with my father – an academic nephrologist and my first mentor.
January 5, 2020
ACC's first Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Symposium, held Dec. 4 at Heart House in Washington, DC, brought together ACC members, along with industry and tech stakeholders to discuss the potential for AI in transforming health care delivery.
December 17, 2019
The ACC California Chapter, in partnership with the ACC Health Care Innovation Section, recently hosted its fourth annual Tech Symposium. Held at the University of California San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center, this event brought together academic and industry health care experts to discuss artificial intelligence and innovation.
December 17, 2019
Newton's third law – for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction – weighs heavily on me during each patient interaction. How are we still in an age of practicing medicine in a constant state of reaction? Is there no better way than to wish we had met a patient sooner, started a treatment faster or diagnosed a condition more efficiently? These questions, along with questions from my patients and their families, drive me to seek an answer that will place the clinician on the proactive side of this equation. Society constantly reminds of evolving technologies and their utility in our daily lives.
December 13, 2019
ACC's Vision is a world where innovation and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and outcomes. But how do you practically go about pursuing innovation? Register for ACC's Regional Innovation Hub webinar, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. ET, and learn how to create a hub through your institution, or in collaboration with your ACC state or regional chapter.
December 10, 2019
Many of us can remember that patient with heart failure – that woman with cardiomyopathy we discovered was due to anthracycline chemotherapy years earlier, around two decades ago. How can something meant to cure and help her end up hurting her? That is the predicament in which we find ourselves in cardio-oncology. We choose this field to be among those who bring hope, health and healing to many individuals who have ever been diagnosed with cancer.
December 2, 2019
The time is ripe for the digital transformation of health care delivery. So, how do we "get there" with digital transformation for cardiovascular care? In 2017, the ACC published a "roadmap" in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology – a health policy statement on innovation in the era of digital health, along with an editorial outlining the ACC's new, ambitious innovation strategy. The core of this strategy centered on three pillars: lead, facilitate and partner.
December 2, 2019
Military physicians and the Veterans Affairs (VA) play an important role in cardiovascular care and research. The ACC has long recognized this importance and in recent years has moved to further strengthen the role of its VA, military and public health sector members in college-wide activities.
December 2, 2019
Cardiovascular medicine is a team sport. The more that a cardiologist seeks input from others, the better he or she performs as a cardiologist. When faced with challenge, perhaps someone else has a creative, outside-the-box solution. On a daily basis, cooperative clinical innovation leads to better patient care.
November 26, 2019
Substantial implementation of telehealth will likely transform the practice of medicine and may increase pressure on solo practices or small groups to adopt new technology and methods of practice.
November 25, 2019
During my early years as a new attending, I got involved in care of an infant delivered at a local community hospital. The infant was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. This diagnosis was made possible by the telemedicine echocardiogram program offered by our Heart Institute, which provides subspecialty outreach services to the remote hospitals.
November 20, 2019
Learn more about how ACC Innovation Hubs prioritize education, member engagement, scalability, networking and career development. January 30, 2020 from 7-8pm ET.
October 28, 2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has introduced many important technologies that are becoming integral parts of our daily lives, including voice-powered technologies, such as Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri and Cortana. In a recent Cardiology article, Jai Nahar, MD, MBA, describes conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability of machines like computers and voice-enabled devices to interact intelligently with the user through voice-and-voice user interface.
October 28, 2019
There are a lot of big ways to get involved with the College – being on a Section Leadership Council, participating on a taskforce or committee, or serving as faculty for a live course, to name a few. However, we know that not everyone has the time for some of these larger-scale commitments. That's why the ACC is excited to announce the launch of our Microvolunteering Platform.
October 22, 2019
Applications are now being accepted for the ACC Leadership Academy Cohort IV, which will launch at ACC.20/World Congress of Cardiology in Chicago, IL.
October 7, 2019
While on a trip to London a few months ago, I noticed multiple abandoned red telephone booths. As I stood there for a few minutes, it occurred to me that these iconic booths – once synonymous with London and a central figure in movie plots such as Harry Potter – are now no more than relics from the past.
October 4, 2019
Join world-renowned cardiologist and course director Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, at ACC's New York Cardiovascular Symposium, taking place Dec. 6 – 8.
September 4, 2019
On Aug. 2, the ACC New York Chapter (NYACC) hosted its first-ever NYACC Shark Tank Challenge innovation competition. This event was supported in part from a Chapter Innovation Award granted to the ACC New York and California Chapters, in partnership with the ACC Health Care Innovation Section. The event welcomed approximately 80 attendees as they watched seven individuals from across the state pitch their innovation ideas and prototypes to a panel of three "shark" judges, comprised of ACC Health Care Innovation Section Chair Regina Druz, MD, FACC; a venture capitalist and health care start-up CEO; and a venture capital engineer/patent attorney.
September 4, 2019
The ACC Health Care Innovation Section is partnering with the ACC California Chapter for the Colloquium on Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Innovation and the Future of Cardiology. The symposium takes place on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA, and will include engaging discussions on the future of digital medicine.
August 26, 2019
The ACC (@ACCinTouch) and the Heart Rhythm Society (@HRSonline) are partnering to mark AFib Awareness Month with a Twitter chat on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. ET. Use the hashtags #AFibAwareness and #LifestyleAndAFib to ask questions, share knowledge and have your say!
August 16, 2019
As of 2018, 34 percent of health care payments were tied to a value-based payment program and the rate is expected to rise based on payers' commitments to move to alternative payment models (APMs).
August 13, 2019
In case you missed it, the ACC Health Care Innovation Section held a webinar to provide an in-depth update on advocacy.
July 23, 2019
Cardiology is the ACC's flagship member magazine — your member magazine — providing cardiovascular professionals with a comprehensive source for clinical and professional news. Find links to all of the July issue's articles and share on social media!
July 3, 2019
Join the ACC Health Care Innovation Section for a webinar, Aug. 1 at 2 p.m. ET, for an in-depth update on advocacy.
July 2, 2019
I did not get around to running much these days, but my dad – an avid runner – was in town. When I saw him lacing up his shoes for his daily jog, I decided last minute to join him. A mile into our run, after some small talk about the good Bay Area weather, my dad tells me that he has not been feeling himself. He gets dizzy and nauseous at the beginning of his runs. I listen and nod, and occasionally look at him; he only looks straight ahead, focused on his pace.
July 1, 2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has introduced many important technologies that are becoming integral parts of our daily lives, including voice-powered technologies such as Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri and Cortana.
June 13, 2019
The ACC has made a select number of travel awards available to cover expenses for members to travel to ACC's 2019 Legislative Conference, Nov. 3 – 5, in Washington, DC.
June 11, 2019
During my first year as a cardiology attending, a young woman was referred to me for persistent palpitations despite repeated reassurances by another cardiologist that her symptoms were from anxiety, without doing an ECG or cardiac evaluation.
June 11, 2019
Future Hub – the destination at Annual Scientific Session for everyone interested in emerging technology – was a bustling, active locus that engaged a broad audience at ACC.19.
May 14, 2019 | Edward Chu
At the age of 21, fresh out of college with a degree in biomedical engineering, I found myself working in the health care industry as a representative of the largest medical device company in the world.
April 23, 2019 | David Cho, MD, MBA, FACC
The Future Hub returned for its second year at ACC.19 in New Orleans, LA. Designed to inform, educate and inspire ACC.19 attendees, the Future Hub showcased the latest advances in digital health, medical devices, artificial intelligence and big data. Situated in the Expo Hall, this interactive venue encouraged collaboration and networking amongst clinicians, entrepreneurs and industry partners to complement the traditional scientific sessions.
March 7, 2019
Don't miss out on an interactive ACC.19 session, Evaluating Disruptive Technology in a Value-Based World, taking place Saturday, March 16 at 12:15 p.m. CT, room 352.
February 20, 2019
ACC.19 is more than a meeting, it's an experience you won't want to miss! Immediately following the highly-anticipated Apple Heart Study, the first Late-Breaking Clinical Trial, don't miss an all new session – Digital Disruption at our Doorstep – Implications for Clinicians and Patients – focused on disruptive innovation in health care, its intersection with daily practice, and implications for patients.
February 20, 2019
Eight finalists have been selected to participate in the ACC.19 Innovation Challenge – hosted by the ACC and AngelMD – as it returns for its second year at the Future Hub.
January 24, 2019
Join us at the ACC.19 All-Section Reception, March 17, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Ballroom A.
January 23, 2019
ACC.19 will feature five Late-Breaking Clinical Trial (LBCT) Sessions and three Featured Clinical Research Sessions where practice-changing cardiovascular research will be released.
January 21, 2019
Connect with your community at ACC.19 and join us for the Innovation Section Meeting, taking place Saturday, March 16, from 6 – 7 p.m. CT.
December 18, 2018
Take advantage of free, online certified educational activities to fulfill your 2018 CME requirements and earn MOC credit at the same time!
December 18, 2018
Myia Labs Inc., recently announced it has secured seed funding to accelerate development of its intelligent health monitoring platform. The ACC is collaborating on the platform as part of its Innovation efforts.
December 17, 2018
Returning for its second year at the Future Hub – taking place during ACC.19, March 16-18, 2019 in New Orleans, LA – the ACC will partner with AngelMD to host the ACC.19 Innovation Challenge.
December 17, 2018
With artificial intelligence (AI) gaining visibility as a means of potentially revolutionizing clinical diagnosis and treatment, medical research and health care delivery, the "right tasks" for AI in the health care space were discussed in a viewpoint published Dec. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
December 4, 2018
In the latest issues of Cardiology, deep-dive into the emerging risk factors of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.
November 16, 2018
In this deep-dive video discussion, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC; Anne B. Curtis, MD, FACC; Peter Libby, MD, FACC; and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, share their perspectives on the most significant science released during AHA.18.
September 21, 2018
The September 2018 issue of Cardiology, YOUR member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
September 12, 2018
ACC.19 registration is NOW OPEN exclusively for ACC members. Nonmember registration will open Wednesday, Sept. 26. Register early for the lowest rates and best selection of hotel rooms!
August 16, 2018
The August 2018 issue of Cardiology, YOUR member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
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