In 2015, results from the ITALIC and CvLPRIT trials, along with studies examining lifestyle factors contributing to heart failure, obstructive sleep apnea on atrial fibrillation recurrence and full body MRI in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator were among the top accessed research studies in the five Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) journals published by the ACC.

"While the topics that readers accessed the most in JACC in 2015 focused on interventional cardiology and intervention with cardiac defibrillators, I predict that in the coming years cardiologists will be equally interested in studies that focus on cardiac disease prevention and health promotion," says Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, editor-in-chief of JACC.

Here is a list of the most accessed articles from the family of JACC journals in 2015:

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

• 6- Versus 24-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients Nonresistant to Aspirin: The Randomized, Multicenter ITALIC Trial
• Randomized Trial of Complete Versus Lesion-Only Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for STEMI and Multivessel Disease: The CvLPRIT Trial
• Full-Body MRI in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Primary Results of a Randomized Study
• Safety and Efficacy of the Totally Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator: 2-Year Results From a Pooled Analysis of the IDE Study and EFFORTLESS Registry
• Systemic Vascular Load in Calcific Degenerative Aortic Valve Stenosis: Insight From Percutaneous Valve Replacement
• Practical Management of Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
• Oral Anticoagulation, Aspirin, or No Therapy in Patients With Nonvalvular AF With 0 or 1 Stroke Risk Factor Based on the CHA2DS2-VASc Score
• Benefit of Anticoagulation Unlikely in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and a CHAS2DS2VASc Score of 1
• Dose of Jogging and Long-Term Mortality: The Copenhagen City Heart Study
• Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology

• Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence- A Meta-Analysis
• Simplified Method for Vagal Effect Evaluation in Cardiac Ablation and Electrophysiological Procedures

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

• Late Gadolinium Enhancement Among Survivors of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Native T1 in Discrimination of Acute and Convalescent Stages in Patients With Clinical Diagnosis of Myocarditis: A Proposed Diagnostic Algorithm Using CMR

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

• Annular Rupture During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, Treatment Approaches, and Prevention
• Outcomes With Cangrelor Versus Clopidogrel on a Background of Bivalirudin: Insights From the CHAMPION PHOENIX (A Clinical Trial Comparing Cangrelor to Clopidogrel Standard Therapy in Subjects Who Require Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [PCI])

JACC: Heart Failure

• Contribution of Major Lifestyle Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study
• Baroreflex Activation Therapy for the Treatment of Heart Failure With a Reduced Ejection Fraction

Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Anticoagulants, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Metabolic Syndrome, Angina, Stable, Heart Defects, Congenital, Dyslipidemias, Geriatrics, Heart Failure, Angiography, Diagnostic Imaging, Pericarditis, Secondary Prevention, Hypertension, Pulmonary, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sports, Aneurysm

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