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• Beyond LDL-C: Refined Risk Assessment in South Asian Patients
  The 2026 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia replaces the 2018 cholesterol guideline, incorporating universal atherogenic lipoprotein screening, lipid assessment at earlier ages, lower risk category thresholds, and reaffirmation of South Asian ancestry as a risk enhancer.
• Eagle’s Eye View: The new ACC Scientific Statement on Exercise Prescription for CV Health, Multimodality Cardiac Imagine, Risk Stratification & CMR, Preventive PCI and CV Risk
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the new ACC Scientific Statement on Exercise Prescriptions for Cardiovascular Health in Adults. He then examines a recent State-of-the-Art Review on the evolving role of multimodality cardiovascular imaging in the diagnosis and management of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS).
• Intermittent Hemodialysis Associated With Higher Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With AKI
  Intermittent hemodialysis as the initial treatment approach in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) who were critically ill was not shown to be noninferior to continuous renal-replacement therapy with respect to major adverse kidney events by day 90, and it was associated with higher mortality...
• Analysis of 3 Trials Finds DOAC Monotherapy After LAAO Reduces DRT, Major Bleeding
  Compared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) monotherapy is associated with reduced risks of device-related thrombosis (DRT) and major bleeding within the first two to three months after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO)...
• Does Type of Occupation Help Identify CV Risk?
  A person's occupation may help identify cardiovascular risk patterns, care gaps and prevention opportunities among China's working adults, according to a nationwide cross-sectional study published Oct. 16 in JACC and simultaneously presented at the Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology.