March 25, 2020
A joint statement from the ACC Interventional Council and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) addresses catheterization (cath) lab considerations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 25, 2020
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.
March 9, 2020
The ACC is seeking comments on a draft of the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation or Venous Thromboembolism Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.
February 26, 2020
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.
February 18, 2020
Join the ACC in recognizing National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day on Feb. 22 as part of American Heart Month.
February 18, 2020
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).
February 5, 2020
The ACC is seeking comments on a draft of the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Same-Day Discharge After PCI. The document guides clinicians through a checklist to help determine whether a patient should be considered for an overnight stay versus same-day discharge after a PCI. The checklist includes both clinical and social factors.
January 31, 2020
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.
January 31, 2020
Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains the third leading cause of cardiovascular death. Although major advances in care have been made for myocardial infarction and stroke, PE has yet to experience its clinical renaissance.
January 23, 2020
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.
January 14, 2020
Join Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, recent chair of the DAPT Guideline Focused Update and chair of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, for a webinar on Monday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET.
January 8, 2020
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.
January 8, 2020
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.
January 8, 2020
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.
December 13, 2019
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.
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?
November 5, 2019
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.
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 18, 2019
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.
October 4, 2019
This year's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 in Paris had plenty of late-breaking science and updates for interventional cardiologists.
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.
October 3, 2019
A total of 19 manuscripts and eight supporting editorials are simultaneously publishing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions during TCT 2019, taking place Sept. 24 – 29 in San Francisco, CA.
September 24, 2019
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.
September 13, 2019
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.
August 29, 2019
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.
August 19, 2019
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.
August 13, 2019
Join the ACC Interventional Section for a free webinar, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. ET, on large bore arterial access, management and complications.
July 26, 2019
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.
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!
June 20, 2019
Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, June 25 at 1 p.m. ET to learn about the use of BASILICA and LAMPOON techniques in transcatheter valve therapies.
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.
May 23, 2019
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.
May 23, 2019
The ACC.19 Meeting Coverage Page on ACC.org now features post-meeting content on invasive cardiovascular angiography and intervention to reinforce the teaching points and education presented during ACC.19.
April 25, 2019
In a recent expert analysis on ACC.org, James E. Tcheng, MD, FACC, et al., discuss the vision of big data and its relevance to health care.
April 18, 2019
Are you seeking an intimate and engaging educational experience as you prepare to certify or recertify for the ABIM Board Exams?
March 16, 2019
The ACC and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) have announced a new Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) option for certified cardiologists who wish to maintain their board certification.
March 6, 2019
The ACC is seeking comments on a draft of the 2019 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair.
February 27, 2019
Get a unique perspective on ACC.19 by following this year's Learning Pathway Tweeters.
February 15, 2019
Open seats are now available on the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Item-Writing Task Forces.
February 15, 2019
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.
February 8, 2019
Join the ACC Interventional Council's Structural Heart Disease Work Group for a webinar, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. ET, on lessons learned from established TAVR programs.
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 17, 2019
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.
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 17, 2018
As the field of transcatheter heart valve interventions has exponentially expanded in the last decade, so has the variety of settings and operators involved.
December 4, 2018
In the latest issues of Cardiology, deep-dive into the emerging risk factors of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.
November 19, 2018
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.
November 16, 2018
The cover and feature stories in the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions highlights the biggest interventional trials from ESC Congress 2018 and TCT 2018.
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.
November 14, 2018 | Alexander George Truesdell, MD, FACC
From Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, I attended the 2018 ACC Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, on behalf of the Interventional Section Leadership Council. Listed below are my "Top 10" take-aways from this action-packed, influential meeting.
October 30, 2018
Join ACC's Interventional Section Council on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. ET, to view the second webinar in a four-part series focused on structural heart disease.
October 15, 2018
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).
October 15, 2018
Earn CME/CNE/MOC credit with this challenging Certified Patient Case on treating patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).
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 17, 2018
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.
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!
September 11, 2018
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.
September 7, 2018
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.
September 7, 2018
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.
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!
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.
June 28, 2018
The latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions highlights key trials from SCAI, HRS and EuroPCR and provides a closer look at the potential for axillary artery access for large bore catheter interventions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 23, 2018
The cover story in the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions highlights practice-changing, insightful research from ACC.18.
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.
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.
February 9, 2018
The cover story in the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions examines the emerging role of inflammation in cardiovascular disease, including findings from the CANTOS trial.
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.
January 29, 2018
Join the ACC Interventional Member Council on Feb. 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET, to view the first webinar in a four-part series focused on structural heart disease.
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.
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.
December 8, 2017
The day of Sept. 16, 1977, is recalled by pioneering interventionalists as the day coronary revascularization changed for patients and the yet-to-evolve interventional cardiologists.
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
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.
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.
October 25, 2017
The National Quality Forum’s Cardiovascular Standing Committee is accepting applications for its upcoming measure review cycle to evaluate new and previously endorsed performance measures for heart disease.
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).
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.
October 6, 2017
The cover and feature stories in the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions provides insights for refining clinical practice from trials presented at ESC Congress.
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.
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.
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.
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.
September 1, 2017
Watch the new "ACC Cardiology Hour," an expert roundtable discussion of the hottest trials from ESC Congress 2017.
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.
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!
August 9, 2017
The cover story in the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions explores the use and potential benefits of robotics for performing PCI, including comments from Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, and Ryan Madder, MD, FACC. The feature article highlights some late-breaking trials from EuroPCR and SCAI.
July 26, 2017
The multi-society 2017 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document on Operator and Institutional Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement is open for public comment.
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.
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!
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.
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.
July 5, 2017
The cover story of the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions presents an in-depth look into the current status of TAVR, along with views from Editor-in-Chief Peter C. Block, MD, FACC, on TAVR as we move forward, including new insights from EuroPCR and SCAI.
July 5, 2017
The JACC family of journals has welcomed two new editors-in-chief.
July 5, 2017
The ACC is seeking input from practices on incorrectly denied or difficult prior authorization requests via the new web-based prior authorization tool (PARTool).
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
April 25, 2017
The cover story of the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions presents the findings from SURTAVI and other key transcatheter aortic valve replacement-related trials and registries from the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials and Featured Clinical Research sessions at ACC.17.
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).
April 5, 2017
Watch the new ACC Cardiology Hour, an expert roundtable discussion of late-breaking clinical trials from ACC.17.
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.
March 28, 2017
Updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for coronary revascularization in patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) contain several important changes from the original version published in 2012.
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.
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.
March 3, 2017
In the cover story of the latest issue of Cardiology: Interventions, Peter C. Block, MD, MACC, and Spencer B. King III, MD, MACC, share their forecasts for what’s ahead this year in interventional cardiology.
February 14, 2017
Save the Date for the All-Section Meeting & Reception at ACC.17! Happening on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis, this event will give you a chance to learn more about what ACC’s 19+ Member Sections. Submit your RSVP to attend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
December 21, 2016
The cover story of the latest issue of CardioSource WorldNews: Interventions examines the challenges of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).
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.
December 2, 2016
The ACC recently launched new tools for both clinicians and patients under the Valvular Heart Disease Initiatives, built to improve valvular care through appropriate diagnosis, referral and treatment.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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....
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.
June 20, 2016
The cover story of the latest issue of CardioSource WorldNews Interventions discusses the interventional highlights from ACC.16 and the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) annual meeting, where transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) took center stage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
January 8, 2016
The ACC has launched a new LAAO Registry to capture data on a new class of medical devices used in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures, which will help assess real-world procedural indications and outcomes as well as short- and long-term safety of procedures and devices for closing the left atrial appendage.
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 >>>
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.
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.
December 1, 2015
3-D imaging, wearable technologies, wireless technologies and biosensors, new devices and 3-D bioprinting represent some of the top Interventional innovations.
October 23, 2015
The cover story in the latest issue of CardioSource WorldNews: Interventions reflects on the evolution and miniaturization of technology while highlighting the most recent innovations in interventional equipment, with specific mention of 3-D imaging catheters, “the world’s smallest veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation system and stick-on heart monitors.”
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.
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.
October 19, 2015
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) this week released a report entitled “A Vision for Certification in Internal Medicine in 2020,” that was drafted to inform the reshaping of ABIM's Certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs.
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.
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).
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.
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.
June 30, 2015
Did you know there are 20 Clinical Topic Collections on ACC.org, with editorial boards creating content every week? In each Clinical Topic Collection, you can find the latest news, guidelines, JACC articles, education, expert commentary, and more.
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.
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.
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