Disparities in life expectancy, driven by race, geography, socioeconomic status and systemic inequities, have widened alarmingly – from a 12.6-year gap in 2000 to a staggering 20.4 years by 2021 in ...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) mortality has increased over the past decade and racial and geographic disparities persist. Black women and men have an approximately two-fold higher age-adjusted mortality ...
A new multi-society Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) document focuses on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), specifically implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac ...
When a young woman from an affluent Chicago neighborhood came to Annabelle Volgman, MD, FACC, complaining of palpitations before a ski trip, Volgman was shocked to learn the woman had never received ...
Taylor receiving ACC's 2024 Pamela S. Douglas Award for Diversity and Inclusion at ACC.24 in Atlanta, GA. Herman A. Taylor's, MD, FACC, pioneering career in cardiovascular medicine has been ...
The ACC has issued new guidance on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke, offering clinicians tailored strategies to improve post-stroke care by identifying and managing atrial ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily reassigned coronary CT angiography (CCTA) codes 75572-75574 from ambulatory payment classification (APC) 5571 to APC 5572 in the ...
In recent years, numerous health care challenges have been tackled, some making headlines, while others quietly escalate under the radar – like polypharmacy. Cardiovascular medications frequently lead ...
An expert panel report, the last of three in a special series published in JACC: CardioOncology, focuses on evaluating the current evidence and highlighting gaps in both evidence and guideline ...
ACC's NCDR suite of registries is a robust source of data for researchers, and a critical component in continuing to help hospitals, practices and clinicians advance the quality of cardiovascular care ...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) continues to challenge clinicians with its complex presentation and potential for rapid deterioration. As the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the U.S.
Digital HWC programs (human coaching supported with digital tools) are structured, evidence-based and increasingly delivered via telehealth. 4,11 These programs begin with the enrollment and risk ...