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• ACCEL Lite: What's the Best Time to Revascularize the Non-culprit Lesions in MVD
  In this interview, Drs. Dipti Itchhaporia and Nabil Farag discuss “What's the Best Time to Revascularize the Non-culprit Lesions in MVD.”
• Do Modifiable CV Risk Factors Affect the Rise of Disability-Adjusted Life Years?
  Due to population growth and aging, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) will continue to rise, although the projected decline in DALYs due to modifiable cardiovascular risk factors suggest improved management of cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published July 14 in JACC.
• CMS Releases Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, updating the PFS conversion factor from $32.3465 to $33.5875 for qualifying alternative payment model (APM) participants and $33.4209 for non-qualifying APM participants.
• Innovation in Defibrillator Technology: The Novel OmniaSecureâ„¢ Lead
  Transvenous leads are the weak link in any implantable transvenous pacemaker or defibrillator system. Transvenous leads are associated with vascular occlusions, tricuspid regurgitation, endocarditis, and lead failure.
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act Implementation: What You Need to Know
  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law on July 4, cutting more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding and making substantial changes to the federal student loan program.