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• In Memoriam: William W. Parmley, MD, MACC
  William W. Parmley, MD, MACC, a transformative leader in cardiovascular medicine whose impact on the ACC spanned decades, passed away peacefully on May 23 at the age of 90, surrounded by his family.
• Ten Points to Remember From the Recent AHA Scientific Statement on "Cardiovascular Toxicity in Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer"
  Pediatric cardio-oncology has expanded in scope over the past several decades to address the ever-increasing issues related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with and survivors of cancer, related both to treatment modalities and the disease itself.
• ACCEL Lite: A Look At The ORBITA-CTO Trial
  n this interview, Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC and John Davies, MBBS, PhD evaluate the ORBITA-CTO Trial.
• Rise in Deferral of Further Testing in Patients With Low-Risk Chest Pain | NCDR Study
  In the evaluation of patients with low-risk chest pain, there has been a rise in the deferral of further testing, with lower rates of functional testing and invasive coronary angiography (ICA), and significant variation at the site level in the proportion of patients who underwent further noninvasive testing...
• ACC CardiaCast: AI in the CICU: Transforming Cardiac Critical Care
  In this episode, hosts Rosy Thachil, MD, FACC, and Shashank Sinha, MD, FACC, are joined by Jacob Jentzer, MD, FACC, and Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC, Chief Innovation Officer of the American College of Cardiology, for an engaging discussion on AI in the CICU: Transforming Cardiac Critical Care.