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• Editors' Corner | Bridging Innovation and Practice
  Digital health technologies (DHTs) – from remote patient monitoring and virtual care to AI-powered data analysis – hold significant promise for enhancing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
• Cover Story | The Future of Digital Health in Cardiovascular Disease: Bridging Innovation and Clinical Practice
  Cardiovascular diseases, including cardiometabolic diseases and related conditions, are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Despite advances in pharmacological treatments, significant gaps remain in achieving optimal cardiometabolic health, with disparities and barriers to accessing care.
• Feature | The Overlooked Cardiac Implications of Alpha-Gal Syndrome
  Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is an underrecognized, tick-borne allergic condition with emerging relevance in cardiovascular medicine. Sensitization to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a mammalian-derived carbohydrate absent in humans and other primates, occurs following tick bites...
• From the Member Sections | Right Sizing Compensation Models For Cardiovascular Imagers
  The field of cardiovascular imaging plays a pivotal role in cardiovascular medicine and is widely recognized as an essential and growing subspecialty within cardiology. Given this importance and growth, the ACC's Imaging Member Section is leading multiple education and advocacy initiatives...
• From the Member Sections | Tackling CV Health Challenges in U.S. Immigrant Communities
  The immigrant population in the U.S. faces significant barriers to accessing quality cardiovascular care, which in turn can have profound implications for their long-term heart health.