Welcome to the Alaska Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
Welcome to the Alaska Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
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16th Annual Cardiovascular Update Conference February 6th and 7th from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm For details visit: Registration Page |
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Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org
- DECIPHER HFpEF: CMR Tissue Mapping Tracks HFpEF Mechanisms Beyond Filling PressureCardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) tissue mapping captured active relaxation impairment (σ) and passive stiffness (β) in invasively characterized heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), even after accounting for end-diastolic pressure (EDP) and covariates including age, sex, BMI, hypertension and diabetes...
- ACC Scientific Statement Says Overall Diet Quality Key to Maintaining Heart HealthA healthy, balanced dietary pattern, rather than one focused on individual nutrients or foods, is key to maintaining heart health, according to a new ACC Scientific Statement on Food and Health: Nutrition for Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease.
- Eagle’s Eye View: How Does Whole Grain Intake Impact CV Health?In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at how higher whole-grain intake was associated with improvements in multiple cardiometabolic risk factors in a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
- Atenolol Associated With Lower MACE Risk After MI Than BisoprololAmong patients without recorded heart failure (HF), starting atenolol after a myocardial infarction (MI) was associated with a lower two-year risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but not all-cause mortality, compared with bisoprolol, according to an observational cohort study published Sept. 22 in NEJM Evidence.
- ACC/AHA Joint Guideline Committee Reaffirms Perioperative GuidelineAfter evaluating new evidence published over the last two years on perioperative cardiovascular management of patients following noncardiac surgery, the ACC/AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines has determined that the most recent perioperative guideline published in 2024 “remains valid and current.†Read the full guideline published in JACC.
