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• Congress Passes Critical Health Program Funding, Extends Telehealth Flexibilities
  Congress has passed an appropriations package funding Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2026. The legislation includes several high-priority provisions championed by the ACC that will strengthen cardiovascular care, support clinicians and improve patient access. The President signed the bill into law today.
• ACCEL Lite: Hypertension Treatment Trials in the Elderly for Brain Health
  In this interview, Glenn A. Hirsch MD, MHS, FACC and Paul K Whelton, MB, MD, MSc discuss “Hypertension Treatment Trials in the Elderly for Brain Health”.
• Shocking the Rock With Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy in Contemporary Practice
  Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a groundbreaking technology in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for treating calcified coronary artery disease (CAD).
• Patient-Led Smartwatch ECG Follow Up Post AFib Ablation
  Implementing a patient-led smartwatch electrocardiogram (ECG) follow-up strategy into an existing clinical pathway after atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation is feasible and can provide accurate data for evaluation, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial published Jan. 28 in JACC: Advances.
• Pulsed Field Ablation With Variable-Loop Catheter Associated With High Rate of ICLs
  Pulsed field ablation with a variable-loop catheter saw a high rate of ischemic cerebral lesions (ICLs) in patients with nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), and a majority of lesions identified were in the posterior cerebrovascular territory, according to a study published Jan. 26 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.