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• Cover Story | NCDR at 25: Transforming Cardiovascular Care and Saving Lives
  Behind the best care lies the best data. For 25 years, the ACC's NCDR has provided these data (and more), helping hospitals, health systems and other facilities optimize patient care, outcomes and operational decisions through data-driven insights, analysis and research.
• Editors' Corner | Behind the Best Care is the Best Data: Celebrating NCDR
  As the College marks the 25th anniversary of the NCDR, this month's cover story explores the impact of the novel concept of a professional society developing and growing a suite of registries to collect data to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes.
• Feature | The Future of Cardiology Critical Care: Interview With Jason Katz, MD
  In this interview, Jason Katz, MD, Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care (CCC) and Co-Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support and CICU at Duke University Medical Center, shares his perspective on the future of cardiology critical care.
• Spotlight Series | Microvascular Dysfunction: Limitations of PCI in Patients With Small Vessel Disease
  Significant atherosclerosis may be masquerading as ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA), which generally refers to symptoms or signs of ischemia in patients with
• Focus on Heart Failure | Pregnancy in Heart Failure: Concerns For All Clinicians
  The rates of maternal mortality in the U.S. have risen steadily over the last 20 years, with cardiovascular disease the leading cause, chiefly from cardiomyopathy among other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions.