Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• ACCEL Lite: Umbrella: Cardioprotection During Treatment
  In this interview, Dipti Itchhaporia MD, MACC and Ana Barac, MD, PhD, FACC discuss Umbrella: Cardioprotection During Treatment.
• What is the Prognostic Value of Stress Perfusion CMR in Patients With Suspected CAD?
  The absence of ischemia in patients evaluated using vasodilator stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was associated with low risk of angiographically verified high-risk coronary artery disease (CAD) and adverse cardiovascular events, according to a recent study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
• OCEAN-Mitral Registry: M-TEER Feasible, Safe, Effective in Patients With Very Severe LV Dysfunction
  Among patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation (MR) and very severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (LVEF
• Endometriosis Tied to Higher Long-Term VTE Risk
  Endometriosis was associated with an approximately 50% greater long-term risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including higher risks of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), compared with no endometriosis, according to research published Aug. 8 in the EHJ.
• Dr. Mohamad Alkhouli Named Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  The ACC has named Mohamad Alkhouli, MD, MBA, FACC, the new editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Alkhouli brings to the journal an internationally recognized career in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research, along with more than a decade of editorial leadership experience...