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• Study Provides Evidence For Incorporating CMR and NT-proBNP Into HCM Risk Evaluation
  Results from a prospective study using data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Registry provide important evidence in support of incorporating cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and NT-proBNP into the evaluation of risk in patients with HCM.
• 4 Action Items to Advance the Field of Obesity Medications
  Key action items to advance the field of obesity medications, developed at the Duke Clinical Research Institute's "Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy: An Urgent Need for Guidance, Access, and Equity" think tank, were recently published in JACC: Advances.
• ACC CardiaCast: Hemodynamic Insights: Understanding Data and Impact
  This episode is part of ACC’s ongoing initiative to advance education on remote hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure management.
• ACC Practice Made Perfect: The Future of Cardiovascular Leadership - Innovation and Value-Based Care
  In this episode, sponsored by the CV Management Section, we look ahead at the forces shaping the future of cardiovascular leadership.
• AI-Enabled Clinician: Patient Engagement and Care Transformation with AI-Quantified Plaque Analysis
  In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer, Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC and Allen Taylor, MD, FACC discuss the importance of cardiovascular prevention and early screening through AI-quantified plaque analysis by drawing parallels to how oncology and gastroenterology approach early detection.