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• RELIEVE-HF Analysis: Interatrial Shunt Safety Outcomes Differ By HF Phenotype
  Interatrial shunt implantation was mechanically reliable and durable through two years in patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF), with safety outcomes differing by phenotype, according to findings published Oct. 20 in JACC: Heart Failure.
• ICare-FASTER: Point-of-Care hs-cTnI Testing Reduces ED Time in Patients With Possible MI
  An accelerated diagnostic pathway that tested for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) at the point of care (POC) compared with core laboratory-tested hs-cTn was safe and reduced the length of stay in the emergency department (ED) in patients presenting with a possible myocardial infarction (MI)...
• Comparing Add-On Treatments For Resistant or Uncontrolled HTN
  No significant differences were identified among add-on treatments to reduce blood pressure (BP) in patients with resistant or uncontrolled hypertension, according to a meta-analysis of 35 randomized trials recently published in JACC: Advances.
• ACCEL Lite: Remote Exercise SWEDEHEART: Cross-over Trial on Cardiac Telerehabilitation
  In this episode, Nanette Kass Wenger MD, MACC and Maria Bäck, Professor, FESC discuss Remote Exercise SWEDEHEART: a cluster randomized cross-over trial on cardiac telerehabilitation.
• 2,000+ NCDR, Accreditation Participants Recognized in 2027 USNWR 'Best Hospitals' Guidebook ACC Ad Insert
  The ACC recognizes more than 2,000 hospitals and facilities participating in NCDR registries and ACC Accreditation Services in the ACC advertisement in the 2027 U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals" guidebook released Oct. 22.