The latest Clinical Practice Guideline from the ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) and 11 other societies provides updated recommendations for clinicians on the prevention, detection, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed updated values to the PCI family of codes in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), following revisions made by the ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin did not lower the risk of a first hospitalization for heart failure (HF) or death from any cause among patients with an increased risk for HF following acute ...

View a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions regarding ACC’s committee appointment process and application portal.

Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity medication originally developed to treat diabetes, continues to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, including reducing risk of death, reducing ...

The ACC has issued guidance for the diagnosis and management of acute myocarditis in adult patients, delivering a streamlined decision-making framework that reflects recent advancements in clinical ...

Patients with heart failure (HF) who had an interatrial shunt inserted did not see any significant benefits overall, compared with those who underwent a placebo procedure, after a median 22-month ...

The following are key points to remember from a 2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): Heart failure with preserved ...

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical care. This guideline was developed for the evaluation of acute or stable chest pain in outpatient and emergency department ...

The following are key points to remember from the 2021 Update to the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment: For patients with newly diagnosed Stage C ...

Contact: Olivia Walther, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Dec 11, 2023) - A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, ...

New Study Finds Chronic High Caffeine Consumption May Heighten Risk for Cardiovascular Disease The findings will be presented at ACC Asia 2024 ...