JACC

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Sustainability: What It Is and Why It Matters

August 8, 2023

JACC Family of Journals

The global health care carbon footprint is expected to triple by 2050, and this environmental footprint contributes to pollution and climate change. An article by Mirvat Alasnag, MD, et al., published July 19 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions highlights the need for more sustainable cath lab practices that will lead to future change.

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ACC Webinar: Heart Tank For the CV Investigator: Interventional

August 7, 2023

Featured Webinar

Tune in live on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. ET to hear ACC FIT members "pitch" their interventional cardiology research ideas. An expert panel, including Nadia Sutton, MD, FACC; Brigitta C. Brott, MD, FACC; and David Moliterno, MD, FACC, will evaluate them and determine which has the most potential.

JACC: Case Reports

JACC: Case Reports PCR Tricuspid Focus Issue

April 28, 2023

JACC Family of Journals

Developed through a collaboration with the PCR Tricuspid Focus Group, the April issue of JACC: Case Reports is dedicated to the tricuspid valve. The issue features cases categorized into the subtopics of anatomy and physiology, pacemaker leads, and future directions – each with a podcast summary recorded by Editor-in-Chief Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC, and members of the editorial board.

JACC: Case Reports

Check Out the Latest Issue From JACC: Case Reports

January 18, 2023

JACC Family of Journals

The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports presents a combination of cases on imaging and structural interventions, including a case report about what to do when you encounter a right atrial thrombus before an electrophysiology procedure.

Tablet

FDA Survey: Inform Recommendations For Establishing a Critical Medical Device List by Jan. 18

December 8, 2022

Announcements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health Resilient Supply Chain Program is conducting a survey in support of an interagency effort to develop a recommended list of critical medical devices – including device materials, components, parts, or accessories – to improve the nation’s preparedness for future emergencies and implement the National Strategy for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain.

CathSAP

Expand Your Interventional Cardiology Knowledge, Meet MOC Requirements With CathSAP

October 4, 2022

Education

Perfect your knowledge of interventional cardiology with CathSAP. Not only can CathSAP help you identify knowledge gaps and reinforce existing knowledge, it can also be used for the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) – an ACC and ABIM option for meeting Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements in Interventional Cardiology.

ACC.23

Call For Interventional Challenging Cases Now Open

August 18, 2022

Announcements

Submit your Interventional Challenging Case for a chance to be featured at ACC.23/WCC, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of patient care by sharing your research with the global cardiovascular community.

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ACC Member Benefit: Contract Diagnostics Webinar on July 14

July 11, 2022

Featured Webinar

The ACC has partnered with Contract Diagnostics to provide comprehensive contract reviews for its members. Join a webinar on Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET, with Jon Appino, Contract Diagnostics founder and chief executive officer, who will focus on the cardiologist’s perspective on physician structures and compensation structures.

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CathPCI Registry Seeks Feedback on AKI Risk Model

June 28, 2022

Quality Improvement for Institutions

The ACC wants to hear from you! As part of ongoing efforts to report meaningful outcomes and improve patient care, the ACC is launching an open comment survey for the CathPCI Registry In-Hospital Risk Standardized Acute Kidney Injury Model.

CMP

Take Advantage of the CMP to Meet Your MOC Requirements – and More

June 28, 2022

Announcements

Now is the best time to take advantage of the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) – an alternative option offered by the ACC and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for meeting maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements, as well as all other education, licensure and certification needs.

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ACC/SCAI Monthly Cath Case Discussion: Percutaneous Mitral Valve Therapies

May 31, 2022

Upcoming Event

The ACC Interventional, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Early Career, and FIT Sections have partnered with SCAI to host a monthly Cath Case Discussion focusing on hot topics. Join us for our next session on June 18 at 10 a.m. ET, where we will discuss percutaneous mitral valve therapies.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Call for Submissions: Long COVID Cardiac Cases

May 31, 2022

Announcements

JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions for a 2022 special themed issue on long COVID cardiac cases. Papers in the form of clinical cases, clinical case series and clinical vignettes will be accepted.

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Certified VTE Education on ACC.org

May 31, 2022

Educational Opportunities

The Practical Management of VTE: Simplifying Anticoagulation Strategies online course will guide you in selecting the best anticoagulant treatment strategies for management of VTE and determining the optimal evidence-based therapy.

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ACC Launches Certified Education on Aortic Stenosis

May 13, 2022

Educational Opportunities

The ACC launched the Severe Aortic Stenosis: Essentials for Assessment and Diagnosis online course to arm clinicians with the latest evidence-based strategies for assessment and diagnosis of patients with AS.

CMP

Select Your ABIM MOC Assessment Option

May 10, 2022

Educational Opportunities

When it comes to meeting maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements, you have choices! If you’re due for an MOC assessment this year, the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) is an MOC assessment option that helps meet ALL your needs!

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Deadline Extended: ACC Quality Summit Abstracts Due May 16

May 10, 2022

Announcements

Share your quality improvement successes with an abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually. Showcase how NCDR and ACC Accreditation Services data has helped improve patient care, processes or qualitative initiatives!

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ACC Quality Summit: Now Accepting Abstracts

April 20, 2022

Upcoming Event

Share your quality improvement successes with an abstract for ACC Quality Summit, scheduled for Sept. 14-16 in Los Angeles, CA, and virtually. Showcase how NCDR and ACC Accreditation Services data has helped you improve patient care, processes or qualitative initiatives!

Chapters

Certified Education on Aortic Stenosis

March 1, 2022

Over the last two decades, the paradigm of care for patients with aortic stenosis (AS) has drastically changed, increasing the frequency of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) among patients with high surgical risk, and subsequently for patients at intermediate and low risk.

CMP

2022 Collaborative Maintenance Pathway Updates, Upcoming Webinars, and More

February 23, 2022

Educational Opportunities

Now is the best time to take advantage of the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) – an alternative option offered by the ACC and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for meeting maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements, as well as all other education, licensure and certification needs.

Innovation

ACC’s New Critical Care Cardiology Section Launches

February 1, 2022

Announcements

The ACC is excited to announce the launch of its new Critical Care Cardiology Member Section! Where once the coronary care unit treated primarily patients with acute coronary syndrome, modern cardiac intensive care units (CICU) care for much more diverse group of patients with cardiac and noncardiac critical illnesses.

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ACC/SCAI Joint Webinar on National Medical Staffing Crisis

January 18, 2022

Featured Webinar

The ACC and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) are hosting a joint webinar on Jan. 25, 7:30 – 9pm ET, which will address the unprecedented national and global medical staffing crisis facing private practices, hospitals and health systems.

Coronary Revascularization the Focus of New ACC/AHA Clinical Guideline

December 14, 2021

The newest clinical guideline from the ACC and American Heart Association, in partnership with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, provides an evidence-based approach to the treatment and management of patients with coronary artery disease who are undergoing coronary revascularization.

Check Out Complete Coverage From TCT 2021 on ACC.org

November 16, 2021

Virtual Meeting

In case you missed it, the ACC provided coverage of the hottest trials that came out of the 2021 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting, including FAME 3, PRAGUE-17, STOPDAPT-2 and more.

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Free Online Course: Understanding and Managing MR

October 6, 2021

Educational Opportunities

The ACC created the online course, Understanding and Managing MR: Evolving Science and Policy, to address knowledge gaps in the assessment and management of mitral regurgitation (MR).

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Free Online Course: Certified Education on Severe AS Now Available

October 5, 2021

Educational Opportunities

The ACC launched the Severe Aortic Stenosis: Essentials for Assessment and Diagnosis online course to arm clinicians with the latest evidence-based strategies for assessment and diagnosis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS).

Chapters

STS/ACC TVT Registry Mitral TEER Risk Model Open Comment Survey

September 20, 2021

Announcements

As part of ongoing efforts to report meaningful outcomes and improve patient care, the STS/ACC TVT Registry is launching an open comment period for a new clinical prediction model to predict a poor outcome after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER).

JACC: Case Reports

Call For Papers: JACC: Case Reports Complications Issue

September 20, 2021

JACC Family of Journals

JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions of cases representing interventional, surgical, structural, electrophysiological and transcatheter procedural complications for a special themed issue planned for 2022.

JACC

First Issue of JACC: Asia Now Live

June 20, 2021

JACC Family of Journals

The inaugural issue of JACC: Asia is now live. JACC: Asia is the first region-specific cardiovascular journal with original peer-reviewed content, featuring state-of-the-art reviews, original research papers, editorial comments and research letters by Asian authors and focused on Asian patient populations.

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Webinar: PCI Cost of Care Study: Report Overview

April 6, 2021

Featured Webinar

A better understanding of variations in total cost of care for PCI, when evaluated against related quality of care measures in the CathPCI Registry, may help facilities improve the value of care delivery.

Cardiology Magazine

TCT Connect 2020: Interventional Takeaways For My Practice

December 9, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

TCT Connect 2020 delivered a rich meeting across a wide range of topics in interventional cardiology. In this Cardiology article, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACC, provides the top five takeaways that have brought new insights for his practice, including findings from DEFINE-PCI, DISRUPT CAD III, VOYAGER PAD and more.

Innovation

Get Ready For TCT 2020

September 24, 2020

Upcoming Event

The ACC will be covering the latest science from the virtual TCT 2020 conference next month (Oct. 14 – 18). Just-announced Late-Breaking Clinical Trials include findings from the STS/ACC TVT Registry.

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Register For ACC’s Geriatric Section Case Study Presentations

September 24, 2020

Educational Opportunities

Join the ACC Geriatric and Interventional Cardiology Sections for case-based presentations, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, showing the many intersections between the care of the geriatric patient and interventional cardiology.

Cardiology Magazine, YOUR Member Magazine, August 2020

Myocardial Ischemia Redux

August 26, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

In a recent Cardiology article, Peter C. Block, MD, FACC, focuses on a central question: how does CAD relate to myocardial ischemia? He notes that if a stable mid-coronary lesion is present, perhaps the real site of action is all downstream.

JACC: Case Reports

COVID-19 Themed Issue of JACC: Case Reports

August 26, 2020

COVID-19 Coverage

Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic requires a coordinated plan that balances quality patient care with the safety of health care workers, all while maintaining consistent access to care for patients with and without COVID-19.

JACC: Case Reports

Call For Papers: JACC: Case Reports Procedural Complications Issue

August 11, 2020

JACC Family of Journals

JACC: Case Reports will publish a special themed issue on complications this December. Authors are invited to submit cases representing interventional, electrophysiology and transcatheter complications for consideration on or before Monday, Sept. 7.

Cardiology Magazine July 2020 Web Edition

IVUS-Guided Peripheral Vascular Intervention

August 4, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

In a recent Cardiology article, Ramya C. Mosarla, MD, and Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, FACC, explain how intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) provides a valuable intra-luminal perspective for both arterial and venous interventions.

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CardioSmart Debuts New Website For Patients, Clinicians

August 4, 2020

CardioSmart Patient Centered Highlights

ACC's new CardioSmart website is designed to emphasize the value of the patient and clinician partnership to personalize care. With the goal of better connecting patients with their clinicians to prevent or treat heart disease, the new CardioSmart.org, provides information on heart conditions and trusted resources and tools to support important health conversations and foster a strong partnership.

Cardiology Magazine July 2020 Web Edition

Guest Perspectives on the Ischemia and EXCEL Trials

August 4, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

In a recent Cardiology article, Nick Curzen, BM (Hons), PhD, FRCP, comments that the ISCHEMIA is a helpful trial and should prevent unnecessary revascularization in patients whose angina is well treated by optimal medical therapy alone.

Cardiology Magazine July 2020 Web Edition

An Update on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock

August 4, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

Temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is an attractive and intuitive option when medical approaches to supporting a weakened heart are insufficient. But while the field is a growing one, it is also one that has produced a jumbled evidence base for a range of devices and a smattering of indications.

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JACC Journals Webinar: Must-Know Tips For Publishing

July 10, 2020

Featured Webinar

Learn techniques and strategies for publishing in JACC Journals during a free webinar presented by JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Editor-in-Chief David J. Moliterno, MD, FACC, on Thursday, July 30 at 9 a.m. ET.

JACC

Impact Factor Results Rank JACC Journals Among Top 12 Cardiovascular Journals Worldwide

July 8, 2020

JACC Family of Journals

The newly released 2019 Journal Citation Report for Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems ranks four JACC Journals in the top 12 among all 141 English-language cardiovascular journals. JACC is celebrating an impressive threshold, passing an Impact Factor of 20 and an overall rank of third among cardiovascular journals worldwide.

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SCAI 2020: Top Interventional Takeaways

July 8, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

In a recent Cardiology article, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACC, discusses the top interventional takeaways from SCAI 2020 Virtual.

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Transcatheter Electrosurgery: A Review

July 6, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

In a recent Cardiology article, John Lisko, MD, MPH, explains how the fundamental goal of transcatheter electrosurgery is to move conventional surgical techniques to the tip of a long guidewire.

Cardiology Magazine May 2020

Nurse-led Sedation in TAVR: Optimizing Resources, Outcomes

June 1, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly delayed "elective" procedures – including TAVR at many centers. As centers begin to resume elective cases, with a backlog of postponed cases, there likely will be a need to further streamline patient care.

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NCDR, Accreditation Services Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

April 21, 2020

COVID-19 Coverage

NCDR and ACC Accreditation Services recognize the incredible challenges hospitals and front-line health care workers are facing while providing lifesaving measures for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

William L. Winters, Jr.

In Memoriam: William L. Winters Jr., MD, MACC

March 25, 2020

In Memoriam

William L. Winters Jr., MD, MACC, a long-recognized leader in cardiology and a revered educator and mentor, passed away on March 13. Winters served as ACC president from 1990-1991.

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TAVR in LATAM: Hope vs. Reality

February 26, 2020

Feature Article

Latin American interventional cardiologists have been involved in structural heart disease programs since the very beginning. Although rheumatic valve diseases have significantly decreased, ageing population is steadily increasing its degenerative heart valve disease.

ACC.20/WCC

RSVP For the Joint Interventional and PVD Section Meeting at ACC.20/WCC

February 18, 2020

Save the Date

Meet with ACC Interventional and PVD Section members and hear updates on each Section's accomplishments and future endeavors at the joint Interventional and PVD Section Meeting, taking place March 29 at 6 p.m. CT at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, at ACC.20/Together With World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC).

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Cardiology Magazine Feature Digs For Bones in the ISCHEMIA Trial

January 31, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

The ISCHEMIA trial showed that in patients with stable angina and moderate to severe ischemia on stress testing, an invasive strategy coupled with optimal medical therapy (OMT) produces no benefit over OMT alone at the roughly three-year follow-up. In a recent Cardiology article, Peter C. Block, MD, FACC, provides detail about the ins and outs of the trials, and notes that now both the COURAGE and ISCHEMIA trials imply that reducing myocardial ischemia may make you feel better, but does not affect other outcomes.

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Most Talked About JACC Journals Articles From 2019

January 23, 2020

JACC Family of Journals

Chili Pepper Consumption and Mortality in Italian Adults by Marialaura Bonaccio, PhD, et al. received the most online attention among research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2019.

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Webinar: Uncrossable and Nondilatable Lesions

January 8, 2020

Featured Webinar

Join the ACC for a webinar, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. ET, discussing uncrossable and nondilatable coronary lesions with tips and tricks from leading experts in the field.

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New Issue of JACC: CardioOncology Highlights Latest Developments in Delivery of CV Care to Cancer Patients and Survivors

January 8, 2020

JACC Family of Journals

The highly anticipated second issue of JACC: CardioOncology features an impressive lineup of original research, reviews and case challenges on topics such as hypertension in cancer patients and survivors, ATTR amyloid, ischemia and bleeding in cancer patients undergoing PCI, cardiovascular prevention strategies in breast cancer and more.

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Transcaval Access: You Can Go Femoral, or Femoral!

January 8, 2020

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

In a recent Cardiology article, John Lisko, MD, MPH, Fellow in Training at the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center, discusses how in an effort to improve outcomes in patients without suitable femoral arterial access, alternative access strategies have been developed.

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Subscribe to Receive the Second Issue of JACC: CardioOncology

December 13, 2019

JACC Family of Journals

ACC's newest JACC Journal, JACC: CardioOncology, will publish its second issue on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The highly anticipated second issue will be feature state-of-the-art reviews, primers, research letters, viewpoints and case challenges on topics such as ischemia and bleeding in cancer patients undergoing PCI, hypertension in cancer patients and survivors, increased cancer prevalence in peripartum cardiomyopathy, and much more.

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Getting Clipped: Which Patients Should Get the Transcatheter MitraClip?

December 2, 2019

At TCT 2019, the COAPT trial again held center stage, as three-year follow-up of patients in the trial was presented. There were also reports on quality of life outcomes and cost effectiveness, which answered yes or no questions: Does MitraClip improve quality of life for patients with MR? Does the cost merit its use?

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Council Perspective Offers Strategies to Address Treatment Disparities in AS

November 5, 2019

JACC Family of Journals

A joint effort from all stakeholders may be the only way achieve equitable and broad application of aortic stenosis (AS) treatment and other novel structural heart disease treatment modalities, according to a perspective from ACC's Interventional Section Leadership Council published Oct. 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Sign Up For “Microvolunteer” Opportunities

October 28, 2019

Member Engagement Opportunities at the ACC

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.

ACC Webinar

Webinar: Double Kiss Crush Stenting

October 18, 2019

Featured Webinar

Join the ACC for a webinar, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. ET, to discuss Double Kiss Crush (DK Crush) stenting for left main and non-left main bifurcation lesions.

Paris, France

ESC Congress 2019: Top Interventional Takeaways

October 4, 2019

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

This year's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 in Paris had plenty of late-breaking science and updates for interventional cardiologists.

David J. Moliterno, MD

Attend the JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Reception During TCT 2019

September 24, 2019

Save the Date

Hosted by Editor-in-Chief David J. Moliterno, MD, FACC, the JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions reception at TCT 2019 is an exciting opportunity to network with colleagues and gain behind-the-scene insight into the journal's review and publication processes.

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ACC Council Perspective Looks at Best Practices in Cardiology-Oriented Sedation

September 13, 2019

JACC Family of Journals

Safe, streamlined guidance on procedural sedation in urgent or unscheduled cases may be helpful for cardiologists, according to a perspective from ACC's Electrophysiology, Interventional and Imaging Section Leadership Councils, published Sept. 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Cardiology Magazine August 2019

Latest Issue of Cardiology: BASILICA Procedure; Pregnancy, Motherhood in Interventional Cardiology; CVI 2019

August 29, 2019

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

The latest issue of Cardiology includes special highlights in interventional cardiology. Learn about the cutting-edge structural interventions in the BASILICA procedure; read a first-had experience on pregnancy and motherhood during interventional cardiology training; and review takeaways from the third annual Cardiovascular Innovations meeting in Denver, CO, an interactive educational conference for coronary, peripheral and structural heart disease.

TAVR

FDA Expands TAVR Indication to Low-Risk Patients

August 19, 2019

Health Policy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for several transcatheter heart valves (Sapien 3, Sapien 3 Ultra, CoreValve Evolut R and CoreValve Evolut PRO) to include patients with severe aortic valve stenosis at low surgical risk.

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Learn From Esteemed Faculty at Heart Valve Summit

July 26, 2019

Educational Opportunities

Join your colleagues for the highly interactive and unique Heart Valve Summit: Medical, Surgical and Interventional Decision Making, taking place Oct. 3 – 5 in Chicago, IL.

Cardiology Magazine; July 2019

Check Out the July Issue of Cardiology; Your Member Magazine

July 23, 2019

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

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!

Chapters

Download CardioSmart's New Tool For Starting a PCSK9 Inhibitor

May 23, 2019

Announcements

ACC's CardioSmart team has created the "My Plan For Starting a PCSK9 Inhibitor" tool to help patients track changes to their LDL-C levels, know what to discuss with their clinicians and understand expectations when getting started on a PCSK9 inhibitor.

ACC.19 Update

Interventional Section Meeting and Reception at ACC.19

February 15, 2019

ACC20WCC

Facilitate knowledge exchange, communication and collaboration among cardiovascular professionals at ACC.19 during the Interventional Section Meeting and Reception, taking place Friday, March 15, from 7:30 – 9 p.m. CT.

Chapters

Study Finds Unique Barriers For Women in Interventional Cardiology

January 17, 2019

JACC Family of Journals

Directly addressing the unique barriers cited by women in interventional cardiology may provide the most impact in reducing gender imbalances in the field, according to a study published Jan. 16 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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Identifying Worldwide Barriers For Women in Interventional Cardiology

November 19, 2018

JACC Family of Journals

Identifying barriers and providing potential solutions to empower more women to join interventional cardiology may be crucial in addressing the significant gender disparity within the specialty, according to an article published Nov. 19 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Aligning Treatment Goals and Care Pathways in Cardiogenic Shock

October 15, 2018

JACC Family of Journals

Despite recent advances and availability of multiple mechanical circulatory-support devices, mortality remains at 50 percent in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMICS).

Cardiology Magazine, Sept. 2018

Interventional Section | The September Issue of Cardiology, YOUR Member Magazine, is Live! Read it All Online!

September 21, 2018

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

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!

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ABIM/ACC Competency-Based Education Pilot in Internal Medicine-Cardiology

September 17, 2018

JACC Family of Journals

The American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIMs) competency-based pilot in internal-medicine cardiology may offer an opportunity for a paradigm shift in graduate medical education training of future cardiovascular specialists, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published Sept. 10 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

ACC.19 Update

ACC Members, ACC.19 Registration is Now Open!

September 12, 2018

ACC20WCC

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!

Joseph D. Babb, MD, FACC

In Memoriam | Joseph D. Babb, MD, FACC

September 11, 2018

In Memoriam

Joseph D. Babb, MD, FACC, a pioneer in interventional cardiology and prominent Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), died recently at age 79.

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JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions to Host Reception During TCT 2018

September 7, 2018

Save the Date

If you are attending TCT 2018, please mark your calendar and join your colleagues for a JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions dessert reception on Sept. 22 from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. PT at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina. Anyone interested in learning more about the journal is invited to attend.

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JACC CV Health Promotion Series Address Top 8 Risk Factors

September 7, 2018

JACC Family of Journals

A series of eight state-of-the-art reviews is now publishing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). One review is publishing each week, examining the top risk factors affecting the cardiovascular health of patients: diet, tobacco, lipid control/cholesterol, blood pressure, psychological health, weight, physical activity and blood sugar.

Cardiology Magazine August 2018

Interventional Section | The August Issue of Cardiology, YOUR Member Magazine, is Live! Read it All Online!

August 16, 2018

Cardiology Magazine Highlights

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!

ACC.18

New Interventional Cardiology Post-ACC.18 Resources and More!

July 13, 2018

The ACC.18 Meeting Coverage Page on ACC.org features post-meeting content from the Interventional Cardiology Learning Pathway to reinforce the teaching points and education presented during ACC.18. Catch up on the REPRISE III and VEST trials with summary slides.

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New-Interventional-Cardiology-Post-ACC18-Content

June 14, 2018

The ACC.18 Meeting Coverage Page on ACC.org features post-meeting content from the Interventional Cardiology Learning Pathway to reinforce the teaching points and education presented during ACC.18. Catch up on the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES, SMART-DATE, TREAT and SECURE-PCI trials with summary slides.

Meetings

New Interventional Cardiology Post-ACC.18 Content

May 7, 2018

The ACC.18 Meeting Coverage Page on ACC.org now features post-meeting content that is meant to reinforce the teaching points and education presented during ACC.18 from the Interventional Cardiology Learning Pathway.

Meetings

Upcoming Webinar: Cardiogenic Shock and Initiatives to Reduce Mortality

April 24, 2018

Join ACC’s Interventional Council for a free webinar, May 15 at 7 p.m. ET, to discuss the current status of cardiogenic shock. Topics will include cardiogenic shock detection, timeliness of intervention, hemodynamic parameters, mechanical support devices and present initiatives to reduce mortality.

Member Benefits

Survey Seeks Input on Future of Board Certification

April 23, 2018

The Commission on Continuing Board Certification: Vision For the Future is seeking stakeholder feedback on the current state of board certification. The Commission – which comprises physicians, professional medical organizations, national specialty and state medical societies, hospitals and health systems, the general public and patients, and the 24 Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties – is working to assess the current state of continuing board certification and envision a framework for the future.

Member Benefits

Transcatheter Heart Valve Handbook: A Surgeons and Interventional Council Review

March 19, 2018

ACC’s Surgeons and Interventional Member Section Councils have created a transcatheter heart valve handbook to provide a single source of introductory information on aortic, mitral and pulmonary transcatheter valve technology, intended for residents and Fellows in Training in cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery. 

Join Us

Should There be a Hybrid Training Model For SHD?

February 13, 2018

Adopting a hybrid attending-fellow-in-training (AFIT) training model may offer a solution to funding an additional year of training for structural heart disease (SHD) trainees, while also allowing them to act as part-time interventional cardiology attendings, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published Feb. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Join Us

CMS Announces New Voluntary Bundled Payment Model

January 31, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Innovation Center, released a new voluntary bundled payment model on Jan. 9 called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced). This model is intended to build on the lessons from the current Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model that will conclude later this year.

Meetings

In Case You Missed It: Webinar on Building a Complex Coronary Interventional Program

January 29, 2018

On Dec. 12, the ACC Interventional Member Council provided an overview of the institutional requirements and desired physician skill sets necessary to build a complex coronary intervention program. They also discussed potential patient populations, referral sources and potential reimbursement related to this program.

Member Benefits

Expert Analyses: Important Topics in Interventional Cardiology

January 29, 2018

Two recently published expert analyses on ACC.org discuss various perspectives on the latest topics in interventional cardiology. In the first expert analysis, George W. Vetrovec, MD, MACC, reviews significant findings that were announced at the 2017 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting and the 2017 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. He focuses on the comments of experts who discuss their views on the relevance, significance and even limits of the trials, including opportunities for future investigations.

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New MOC Changes Involve Part IV Requirements, Knowledge Check-In

December 4, 2017

Based on continued feedback from the internal medicine community, including physicians and societies like the ACC, the American Board of Internal Medicine has announced two updates to its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements involving MOC Part IV and the new Knowledge Check-In option

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Hear From the Experts on the Hottest Trials From AHA 2017

November 26, 2017

In the latest ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, is joined by Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC; Rachel J. Lampert, MD, FACC; Prediman K. Shah, MD, MACC; and Chadwick W. Stouffer, MD, in a roundtable discussion of the hottest trials from AHA 2017 in Anaheim, CA. Among the trials discussed are DACAB, CANVAS, EXSCEL, POISE-2 and more.

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New Guidelines Focus on Ventricular Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention

November 2, 2017

The ACC, along with the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society, have published new guidelines for the treatment of adult patients with ventricular arrhythmias (VA) or who are at risk for sudden cardiac death. The new guidelines replace the 2006 ACC/AHA/SC Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death and provide recommendations regarding general evaluation of patients with documented or suspected VA; treatments, therapies and prevention of VA; acute management of specific VA; and VA in the structurally normal heart.

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Complete RUC Surveys to Help ACC

October 20, 2017

Surveys assessing the physician work necessary to perform (1) leadless pacemaker implantation and explantation, (2) pulmonary wireless monitor implantation and management and (3) pediatric thermodilution studies are being distributed to members throughout the month of October. If you are randomly selected and receive a survey, please take 15 – 30 minutes to thoughtfully complete it. Annual updates to the physician work relative values are based on recommendations from the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC).

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ACC, HRS, HFSA and SCAI Partner to Expand Maintenance of Certification Offerings

October 20, 2017

The ACC, Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) have announced a partnership to develop new modules to help subspecialty cardiologists potentially meet collaborative maintenance pathway requirements equivalent to satisfying the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM’s) current 10-year maintenance of certification (MOC) examination.

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ACC Seeks Comments on PVI Registry Version 2.0 Upgrade

September 13, 2017

The ACC is accepting public comments on the PVI Registry Version 2.0 upgrade. Physician leaders and other registry stakeholders recommended upgrading the registry with a phased approach for additional interventional procedures.

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Apply for ACC’s Membership Committee by Sept. 22

September 13, 2017

In conjunction with the ACC Committee Nominations cycle, the College’s Membership Committee is now accepting applications through Sept. 22. The Membership Committee was established as part of the 2015 College’s governance transformation and serves as standing committee of the College, reporting directly to the Board of Trustees.

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Internal Medicine Organizations to Explore New Options For Physicians Maintaining Board Certification

September 12, 2017

The ACC, American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) are working with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) to begin exploring development of collaborative maintenance pathways through which physicians can maintain board certification. For cardiology, the ACC would provide clinicians with learning material and assessments modeled after its lifelong learning self-assessment program.

David L. Fischman, MD, FACC, and Michael P. Savage, MD, FACC

Advancing Medicine in 140 Characters or Fewer

September 11, 2017

On the eve of Election Day 2016, Twitter was determined to be the largest source of breaking news with a reported 40 million tweets. Donald Trump's fondness for Twitter was evident throughout his presidential campaign and the election may have inadvertently given spark to a form of social media that was stagnant for several years and on the verge of collapse. Twitter was created in 2006 as an online news and social networking service. It was the brainchild of four computer programmers who wanted a new way to send texts on their cellphones. Despite what preconceived notion there may be about Twitter, it is not just a way to tell your friends what you ate for lunch. It has evolved into a powerful communication tool with great potential for medical applications.

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ACC Holds AUC Summit

September 1, 2017

The ACC held an appropriate use criteria (AUC) summit on Aug. 9 at Heart House in Washington, DC. The summit provided an overview of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' forthcoming AUC program, with discussion among participants about where the program is headed and how the AUC community, including the ACC, can help.

Cardiology August 2017

The August 2017 Issue of Cardiology, ACC's Flagship Member Magazine, is LIVE!

August 21, 2017

The August 2017 issue of Cardiology, ACC’s flagship 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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Look For ABIM Survey on MOC Procedural Requirements For Interventional Cardiology

July 25, 2017

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is seeking your help to learn about the volume and characteristics of PCI and related procedures currently being performed by interventional cardiologists. ABIM’s Cardiovascular Specialty Board is considering modifying the procedural requirement for MOC and is conducting a brief, 10-minute online survey to help inform its decisions.

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The July 2017 Issue of Cardiology, ACC's Flagship Member Magazine, is LIVE!

July 20, 2017

The July 2017 issue of Cardiology, ACC’s flagship 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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Call For Applications: Annual Scientific Session Vice Chair

July 20, 2017

The ACC is seeking qualified candidates to serve as vice chair of the Annual Scientific Session for a two-year term of office for ACC.19 and ACC.20, moving on to assume another two-year term as chair of ACC.21 and ACC.22.

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NCDR Clinical Quality Coach App Now Available

July 6, 2017

The ACC has recently launched the NCDR Clinical Quality Coach app to provide physicians with a convenient mobile solution for documenting and tracking clinical practice improvement activities. Leveraging NCDR data, physicians are able to access and track quality performance metrics and use data to inform quality improvement efforts.

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Download the New CathPCI Bleeding Risk Calculator App

June 30, 2017

The ACC recently launched the CathPCI Bleeding Risk Calculator App to help clinicians assess the individualized patient risk of experiencing a bleeding event associated with a PCI procedure. The app allows clinicians to compare individual patient risk with the national average based on data from the CathPCI Registry.

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The June 2017 Issue of Cardiology, ACC's Flagship Member Magazine, is LIVE!

June 27, 2017

The June 2017 issue of Cardiology, ACC’s flagship 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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Bundled Payments: Considerations for the Interventional Cardiologist

June 21, 2017

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a notice of intent to create a bundled payment for high quality coordinated services across an episode of cardiac care in July 2016. The notice identified as its target population, those patients admitted with a “heart attack” or bypass surgery.

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ACC’s New Self-Assessment Program CathSAP 5 is Now Available

June 19, 2017

CathSAP 5 – ACC’s brand new self-assessment program – is now available and has everything needed to perfect knowledge of interventional cardiology. With an organizational structure that aligns directly with the American Board of Internal Medicine exam blueprint, the self-assessment program is also a great study tool to prepare for the Boards.

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Submit Comments on Draft Practice Guidelines For Procedural Moderate Sedation and Analgesia

April 25, 2017

The American Society of Anesthesiologists, in collaboration with the ACC, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Radiology, American Dental Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, is seeking comments on their early draft of the Practice Guidelines for Procedural Moderate Sedation and Analgesia.

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ACC Seeks Comments on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulation Document

April 25, 2017

The ACC is seeking comments on a draft of the 2017 Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulation. This decision pathway provides guidance for clinicians regarding the management of bleeding in patients treated with oral anticoagulants (both vitamin K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants).

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ACC Launches Prior Authorization Reporting Tool

March 28, 2017

The ACC Prior Authorization Reporting (PAR) Tool is now available to collect members’ data on inappropriate cardiovascular testing and procedure request denials by insurers and prior authorization vendors. The tool is open to all members and their respective staff. The PAR Tool will primarily serve as a process for the ACC to monitor and identify inconsistent denials by region, payer, prior authorization vendor and modality.

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Focused Update of the Valvular Heart Disease Guideline Released

March 28, 2017

The ACC and the American Heart Association have released a focused update of guidelines for the treatment of patients with valvular heart disease. The new guidance, which has been updated to reflect the latest research since the last guidelines were published in 2014, was published March 15 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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This Saturday: All-Section Meeting & Reception at ACC.17

March 14, 2017

Attending ACC.17? Join us for the All-Section Meeting & Reception at ACC.17! The event happening THIS Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis will give you a chance to learn more about what ACC's 19+ Member Sections are working to accomplish and to connect with members in your specialty or interest areas.

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JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Names New Editor-in-Chief

January 18, 2017

The ACC has named David J. Moliterno, MD, FACC, as the new editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Moliterno replaces Spencer B. King III, MD, MACC, who has served as editor-in-chief since the journal’s launch in 2008. 

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New Guidance Released For TAVR

January 17, 2017

A new expert consensus decision pathway will assist clinicians and hospitals in assessing patients’ eligibility for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), successfully performing the procedure and providing appropriate follow-up.

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TVT Registry Annual Report Illustrates Valuable TAVR Trends and Improvements

December 21, 2016

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry has revealed a number of important trends and improvements in the patient outcomes and clinical care of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients, according to the 2016 Annual Report of the STS/ACC TVT Registry published Dec. 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Interventional Council Perspective on Coronary Angiography and PCI Prior to TAVR

December 21, 2016

The management of patients with coronary artery disease who are undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) should be individualized based on the patient’s overall clinical condition and anatomy, according to a council perspective from ACC’s Interventional Section Leadership Council, published Dec. 5 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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The Same Trusted JACC: CV Interventions Content With Fewer Clicks

December 21, 2016

The JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions website has been redesigned, bringing a fresh perspective to the journal’s vast content – and helping clinicians stay on top of the most important science and emerging discoveries in clinical cardiology.

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New PAD Guideline Emphasizes Medical Therapy, Exercise

December 2, 2016

Joint guidelines for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), which include recommendations on the use of antiplatelet therapy to reduce the risk of blood clots and statin drugs to lower cholesterol and advise PAD patients to participate in a structured exercise program, were published Nov. 13 by the ACC and the American Heart Association.

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NQF Comment Period: Measure #3024

October 17, 2016

As a member of the peripheral vascular community, members of the Interventional Section have an opportunity to champion Measure #3024: Carotid Endarterectomy; Evaluation of Vital Status and NIH Stroke Scale at Follow-Up. The ACC submitted Measure #3024 to the National Quality Forum (NQF) during the Consensus Development Process...

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ACC Seeks Successor Editor in Chief For JACC: CV Interventions

October 17, 2016

ACC’s Publications Committee is now accepting applications for editor in chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions to begin a five-year term in January 2017. The first issue under the new leadership will publish in July 2017. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions is among the most prominent titles in cardiology...

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Latest Issue of CardioSource WorldNews Interventions Takes a Valve Tour

September 15, 2016

The cover story of the latest issue of CardioSource WorldNews Interventions takes readers on a tour around the heart, stopping at all four valves to highlight new findings. In the issue’s Editor’s Corner, Peter C. Block, MD, FACC debates the use of the transradial or transfemoral approach to catheterization.

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CMS Proposes Bundled Payment Models For Cardiac Services

August 22, 2016

In an attempt to encourage coordinated care, improve the quality of care and decrease costs for heart attack patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that introduces bundled payment models for cardiac services. HHS also proposed a new cardiac rehabilitation model and a pathway...

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MACRA: A New Era of Medicare Payment

August 22, 2016

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, commonly referred to as MACRA, replaces an outdated Medicare payment system, setting into motion two pathways in which clinicians will participate in order to receive Medicare payment: the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Advanced Alternative Payment Models.

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Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Poll

August 8, 2016

A new poll on the Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Clinical Topic Collection asks members to indicate the current use, if any, of bare-metal stents today given the improving stent technology and reported outcomes of second generation and new platform drug-eluting stents and bioresorbable vascular scaffold stent technology.

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Register For the Most Cutting-Edge Interventional Education

August 8, 2016

Join the ACC and the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) in Amelia Island, FL on August 26 – 28 at the ACC/SCAI Premier Interventional Cardiology Overview and Board Preparatory Course and receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based review of interventional cardiology available.

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ACC Submits Comments to CMS on Proposed MACRA Structure

July 5, 2016

The ACC has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed regulations to implement the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) based on the feedback of key member groups. The MACRA legislation repealed the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, which focused on fee-for-service payment, where higher performing physicians had no ability to earn more for outcomes....

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Expert Journal Club Faculty Discussion of the PARTNER 2 Trial

June 20, 2016

The May ACC Journal Club discussion is now available online. Click here to view slides and hear experts discuss “PARTNER 2: Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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JACC Retains Ranking as #1 CV Journal in the World

June 20, 2016

For the third year in a row, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ranked as the #1 cardiovascular journal in the world. According to the 2015 Impact Factors for Journals, JACC holds the top position among all 124 cardiovascular journals in scientific impact with its highest impact factor ever of 17.759, up from 16.503 in 2014.

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Interventional Council Publishes Algorithm For MCS Decision-Making

May 18, 2016

Members of ACC’s Interventional Section Leadership Council have created an algorithm to guide interventional cardiologists in clinical decision-making related to mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with high-risk features or cardiogenic shock.

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Should PCI Outcomes For Cardiac Arrest or Cardiogenic Shock be Publically Reported?

March 30, 2016

Public reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes in patients with cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock may be unfair to interventionalists and may lead to worse outcomes, according to a council perspective on behalf of ACC’s Interventional Council and ACC’s Board of Governors published March 7 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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Clinical Perspective – Early Feasibility Device Medical Studies in the US

March 30, 2016

In a recent Editor’s Page, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, David R. Holmes, Jr., MD, MACC, past-president of the ACC, Robert Califf, MD, MACC, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), et al., discuss early feasibility device medical studies in the U.S.

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Latest Issue of CardioSource WorldNews Examines Innovation in Health Care

February 29, 2016

The cover story of the latest issue of CardioSource WorldNews examines innovation in health care, and in his Editor’s Corner, Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD, MACC, discusses how innovative technology, including wearable devices and other sensors, will continue to improve patient care.

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Updates to the Invasive CV Angiography and Intervention Clinical Topic Collection

December 14, 2015

In a recent Expert Analysis, Aeshita Dwivedi, MD, Christopher James Huffman, MD, and Binita Shah, MD, FACC, comment on the 2015 ACC/AHA/SCAI Focused Update on Primary PCI for Patients With STEMI. They note that “this update is necessary and an excellent resource. However, it is also important to critically analyze these recommendations so that health care providers can use them appropriately in individualized patient care.” Read more >>>

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CABG or PCI For Nondiabetics With Multivessel CAD and SIHD?

December 14, 2015

There is continued debate whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be the preferred treatment for nondiabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) and stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD). A paper published Nov. 16 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions looks at both sides of the debate. Read more on ACC.org.

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PVD Condition Center Now Live on CardioSmart.org

December 14, 2015

ACC’s patient resource website, CardioSmart.org, has launched a new condition center on peripheral vascular disease (PVD), aimed at helping patients understand their condition and providing them with the resources they need to maintain their heart health. Clinicians are encouraged to direct their patients to the condition center for information such as a patient-focused overview of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), questions to ask physicians, and related fact sheets on PAD and walking for exercise.

FDA Update

FDA Approves Bioabsorbable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stent

October 23, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Oct. 5 Boston Scientific’s Synergy bioabsorbable polymer drug-eluting stent, the first device of its kind to receive approval. The stent limits long-term polymer exposure by absorbing the abluminal bioabsorbable drug after three months when the drug elution is complete.

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ACC Public Reporting Opportunity Now Available for CathPCI Registry and ICD Registry Hospitals

October 19, 2015

All hospitals participating in the NCDR’s CathPCI Registry and/or ICD Registry now have the opportunity to review and voluntarily report their results on several registry-specific measures. Hospitals that choose to participate in this effort will have their rating posted on CardioSmart.org, ACC’s patient education and empowerment initiative starting in late October or early November.

ACC Member Publications

Best of ACC.org: Two Generations of Women in Cardiology

September 30, 2015

As the number of women entering the medical field continues to increase, it’s difficult to overlook the fact that this surge in female physicians does not extend to cardiology. There has been a plateau due to concerns over work-life balance and a fellowship that has little room for flexibility.

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ACC Council Addresses Cardiac Arrest in Non-STEMI Patients

July 7, 2015

A new algorithm may be a way to identify proper treatment for resuscitated comatose patients after cardiac arrest, according to a Council Perspective published June 29 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The algorithm is one of the recommendations proposed by members of the ACC’s Interventional Member Section in response to the lack of guidelines for performing immediate angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients without ST-segment elevation (non-STEMI).

Maintenance of Certification

ABIM Eliminates ‘Double Jeopardy’ MOC Requirement

July 1, 2015

In response to input provided by the ACC and other cardiology specialty societies (SCAI, HRS and HFSA) around the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM’s) new requirements for Maintenance of Certification (MOC), the ABIM today announced it is eliminating the requirement to maintain underlying certification in a foundational discipline in order to remain certified in a subspecialty.

Lifelong Learning

Acquire the Latest Interventional Education

June 30, 2015

Register today to save for the ACC/SCAI Premier Interventional Cardiology Overview and Board Preparatory course in Amelia Island, FL from Aug. 21 – 23. You will receive the latest interventional education you need to care for your patients and achieve successful outcomes.

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Latest Issue of Cardiology Focuses on Big Data

May 26, 2015

The cover story in a recent issue of Cardiology magazine provides an in-depth look at big data and its implications on the future of medicine. It also features an article about the CardioEncounters program, a new approach to patient-clinician interactions, and includes an exclusive interview with the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco Robert Califf, MD, MACC.

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Message from Dr. Ramee - Interventional Section Update

April 14, 2015

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that I was invited to present news from the Interventional Council and Section to the ACC Leadership earlier this week. The entire leadership team, including the CEO, Presidential Team, and leadership staff were present.