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Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• ACC CardiaCast: Intersections in Dyslipidemia and Cardiometabolic Syndrome Management
  This episode is part of ACC’s ongoing initiative on implementing the 2026 Dyslipidemia guidelines.
• ACC CardiaCast: Mastering the Diagnostic Work-up: From Fasting Lipids to FCS Evaluation
  This episode is part of ACC’s ongoing initiative to recognize the risks and tackle management of hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG).
• For-Profit Hospitals Associated With Higher AMI Readmission Rates
  For-profit hospitals had higher 30-day nonelective acute myocardial infarction (AMI) readmission rates and patients treated at these facilities were more likely to experience renal and respiratory complications at readmission and nonhome discharge, according to a recent study published in JACC: Advances.
• HF Commentaries: Adipokine Hypothesis For CpcPH-HFpEF; AI in EHR Analysis
  Treating elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) alone in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and combined postcapillary and precapillary pulmonary hypertension (CpcPH-HFpEF) may target the wrong mechanism and only address downstream consequences...
• Higher Coronary Blood Flow in Women May Help Explain Delayed CAD Presentation
  Women in the CENTURY trial had higher coronary blood flow (CBF) than men while having a comparable burden of cardiovascular risk factors, similar treatment response and half the coronary events, offering a potential physiological explanation for the delayed clinical manifestation of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women...