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Please join your cardiology colleagues at the ACC Rockies Chapter Meeting in Park City, Utah for updates on ACC affairs, the potential new CV Board, and clinical topics such as Genetic and Sports EP, plus a discussion on the growing role of obesity medications in heart failure, and the first-ever Cardiology State-of-the-State report. There will be many opportunities for networking, as well!.
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- AFib Ablation Approaches Differ by Hospital Teaching Status | NCDR StudyProcedural approaches for atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation differ by hospital teaching status; however, overall complication rates are similar, according to a recent study published in JAHA.
- ACC CardiaCast: The Evolving Role of PCSK9 Inhibitors in LDL-C ManagementIn this episode of CardiaCast, Dr. Michael Blaha will be joined by Dr. Ann Marie Navar to discuss the 2026 updates to ACC/AHA guideline on management of dyslipidemia and key clinical trial data supporting the use of PCSK9 inhibitors in getting patients to their lipid goals.
- Clinical Obesity Emerges as Independent Risk Factor For New-Onset HF, MortalityA cohort study published May 4 in JACC: Asia identified clinical obesity as a risk factor for new-onset heart failure (HF) and all-cause mortality, largely due to related clinical conditions and excess weight. Treating clinical obesity as an independent disease may increase the effectiveness of HF prevention strategies.
- ALLEPRE: Nurse-Coordinated Prevention Program May Reduce Long-Term CV RiskImplementing a nurse-coordinated prevention program (NCPP) significantly reduced long-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improved body weight control, physical activity and pharmacotherapy adherence in post-hospitalization patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to results from the ALLEPRE trial published May 5 in EHJ.