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• PAP Predicts 2-Year HF Hospitalization Risk in Chronic HF
  Baseline pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and six-month changes in PAP helped predict heart failure hospitalization (HFH) within two years in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), according to research published Aug. 6 in JACC: Heart Failure. The findings add to evidence linking PAP with HFH risk and mortality.
• Lower CRF, Higher CAC Independently Associated With Increased Dementia Risk
  Lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) in midlife were independently associated with greater risk of later-life dementia, according to results from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study published Aug. 10 in JACC: Advances.
• ACCEL Lite: No Murmur But Much Fervor: Nonobstructive HCM
  In this interview, Matthew Martinez, MD, FACC and Martin Maron, MD examine treatment for nonobstructive HCM.
• New Clinical Performance, Quality Measures Define Standards For Managing AFib
  New 2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) provide an updated framework to help improve the quality, consistency and equity of AFib care. Developed in collaboration with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Heart Rhythm Society, the document translates the strongest Class 1 and Class 3 recommendations […]
• Trainee Presence and Pediatric and Congenital Catheterization Outcomes | NCDR Study
  There was no significant difference in major adverse events following pediatric and congenital catheterization cases with trainee involvement vs. cases without trainees; however, procedures with trainees saw slightly greater radiation exposure, contrast use and procedural length, according to a recent study published in JAHA.