Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• ACC CardiaCast: Pulse Check: GDMT and Supervised Exercise Therapy
  In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts Craig Beavers, BCCP, BCPS-AQ, FACC, Maya Serhal MD, FACC and Bailey Estes MSN, AGNP-C for a discussion on guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) and supervised exercise therapy in the treatment of PAD.
• ExtraCorporeal Life Support for acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
  The goal of the ECLS-SHOCK trial was to evaluate extracorporeal life support (ECLS) compared with control among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and cardiogenic shock.
• Improving Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for HF
  Does a collaborative nurse practitioner (NP) and pharmacist-led optimization program increase the use of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) safely in patients with heart failure (HF)?
• Calcium Burden, Vascular Inflammation, and Plaque Vulnerability
  Is calcified plaque burden (CPB) associated with vascular inflammation and plaque vulnerability?
• ApoA-I Event Reducing in Ischemic Syndromes II
  The goal of the AEGIS-II trial was to evaluate CSL112 apoA-1 infusion compared with placebo among patients with recent acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ApoA-1 increases cholesterol efflux capacity.