Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• PAD Series Spotlights Current Burden, Future Challenges
  A three-part series published Sept. 22 in The Lancet underscores the growing global impact of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and reinforces the need for earlier diagnosis, improved treatment and better access to care.
• VPC-Yoga: Structured Yoga Intervention Reduces VPC Burden, Improves QOL
  In patients with frequent ventricular premature complexes (VPCs), a structured yoga program compared with standard care reduced VPCs as well as improved quality of life (QOL) and psychological burden, according to results from the single-center, prospective VPC-Yoga study conducted in India and published Sept. 17 in JACC: Advances.
• Variation in Decision Moments and PE Diagnostic Yield in the ED
  Variation in deciding to test for pulmonary embolism (PE) across emergency department (ED) clinicians was associated with diagnostic yield, according to a retrospective study recently published in JAMA Network Open.
• 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).