As part of ACC's ongoing involvement in the American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) process, the College distributes RUC physician work surveys ...

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These trials highlight the potential of RDN as a viable therapeutic option for patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, he adds, and, notably, demonstrate efficacy in reducing BP independently ...

Quick Takes Colchicine is an anti-inflammatory drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for reduction of cardiovascular risk. Low-dose colchicine has shown significant reduction in ...

Introduction Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most frequently encountered valvular lesion in clinical practice and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Previously, surgical mitral ...

In the rapidly evolving health care landscape, acute coronary syndromes (ACS) continue to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million individuals in ...

Contact: Olivia Walther, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Dec 11, 2023) - A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, ...

Introduction and Scope of the Problem The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thromboembolism (DVT), in the United States is unclear because ...

Sitting Too Long Can Harm Heart Health, Even for Active People Approximately 10 hours or more of sedentary behavior per day is associated with heightened risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death ...

The 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol was a welcome update from the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular ...

Tiny fragments of plastic have become ubiquitous in our environment and our bodies. Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a ...

Lipoprotein (a) (Lp [a]) is a low-density lipoprotein–like molecule with an apolipoprotein (b) moiety that is covalently attached to apolipoprotein (a) (Apo [a]), a plasminogen-like protein that ...