Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• Comparing Add-On Treatments For Resistant or Uncontrolled HTN
  No significant differences were identified among add-on treatments to reduce blood pressure (BP) in patients with resistant or uncontrolled hypertension, according to a meta-analysis of 35 randomized trials recently published in JACC: Advances.
• ACCEL Lite: Remote Exercise SWEDEHEART: Cross-over Trial on Cardiac Telerehabilitation
  In this episode, Nanette Kass Wenger MD, MACC and Maria Bäck, Professor, FESC discuss Remote Exercise SWEDEHEART: a cluster randomized cross-over trial on cardiac telerehabilitation.
• 2,000+ NCDR, Accreditation Participants Recognized in 2027 USNWR 'Best Hospitals' Guidebook ACC Ad Insert
  The ACC recognizes more than 2,000 hospitals and facilities participating in NCDR registries and ACC Accreditation Services in the ACC advertisement in the 2027 U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals" guidebook released Oct. 22.
• AI-Enabled Clinician: Closing the Gap in Women’s Cardiovascular Care
  In this episode, Dr. Laxmi Mehta joins Dr. Ami Bhatt to address persistent gaps in women’s cardiovascular care, from underrecognized risk factors to barriers in post-event follow-up.
• On-Duty Firefighter Cardiac Deaths Highlight Potential Screening Gaps
  Cardiac death remains a substantial contributor to on-duty mortality of U.S. firefighters, and drivers of this trend may not be well identified by the current screening approaches, according to a brief report published Oct. 21 in JACC: Advances.