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AI-Enabled Clinician: Integrating Large Language Models in Health Systems
In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Ami Bhatt is joined by Dr. Sri Adusumalli to discuss the integration of large language models in health systems.
CMS Releases 2027 Hospital OPPS and ASC Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule on July 2, proposing a 2.4% increase to OPPS payment rates that reflects a market basket update of 3.2% reduced by a productivity adjustment of 0.8%.
Discontinuation of Anticoagulation Following Catheter Ablation of AF: Updates With OCEAN Trial
Current guidelines for management of atrial fibrillation (AF) recommend continuation of oral anticoagulation (OAC) following successful catheter ablation of AF for patients deemed at elevated thromboembolic risk.
Novel Sarcopenic Obesity Index Predicts CV Risk
A novel sarcopenic obesity index served as a clinically meaningful predictor of cardiovascular risk and lent further insight into accompanying genetics and possible therapeutic targets, according to research published July 1 in JACC.
Poll Results: Brainstorm: Restarting Anticoagulation After Brain Bleed
This poll included a clinical vignette of an 80-year-old man with atrial fibrillation (AF), high thromboembolic risk, and multiple cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities who presented 2 months after a spontaneous lobar intracerebral hemorrhage while receiving reduced-dose apixaban...
Eagleâ€™s Eye View: Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin Following PCI
In this weekâ€™s View, Dr. Eagle looks at how genotype independently predicts heart failure outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Guest Editorial | Turning Prevention Into Practice: ACC's Coordinated Approach
The ACC's work in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention is entering an important new phase â€“ one that reflects both the urgency of the challenge and the opportunity to deliver lasting impact.
Cover Story | Integrating Heart-Healthy Nutrition Into Everyday Cardiology Care
Hippocrates is often credited with saying, "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." Now, modern day research is proving there is truth to this ancient wisdom.
New in Clinical Guidance | Postpartum CV Care
A new ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway (ECDP) addressing "Optimization of Postpartum Care for Patients With and at Risk for Premature and Long-Term Cardiovascular (CV) Disease" provides recommended strategies for successful postpartum cardiovascular care...
Peripheral Matters | Catheter-Based Intervention in Intermediate-Risk PE
Until the ACC/AHA guideline on the management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) was published in February, more than a decade had passed since the last one. During this interval, catheter-based interventions have expanded substantially, reshaping management of intermediate-risk PE.