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• GDMT Initiation, Adherence and Persistence After HF Hospitalization
  After hospitalization for heart failure (HF), most new prescriptions for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) went unfilled, and most newly initiated prescriptions did not persist to the six-month mark, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
• ACC’s 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Calculator Now Available
  Work, practice, expense and liability relative value units (RVUs) are updated annually through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rulemaking. In response to the recently released 2027 Medicare PFS proposed rule, your ACC has developed a PFS calculator so clinicians and practice managers can estimate the potential impact of […]
• AI-Enabled Clinician: Leveraging Wearables in Cardiovascular Care
  In this episode, Drs. Ami Bhatt and Sanket Dhruva explore how wearables are shaping the future of personalized care.
• NHANES Analyses Shed Light on Expanded Statin Eligibility, Treatment Gaps Under 2026 ACC/AHA Dyslipidemia Guideline
  Three studies using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data published July 20 in JAMA provide new insights into LDL-C treatment goals under the 2026 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia.
• Eagle’s Eye View: ACC Updated Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on HFpEF
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at a post-hoc analysis of the API-CAT trial that showed recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) is uncommon but associated with poor short-term survival of patients with cancer-associated thrombosis.