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• Safety of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance
  What is the risk of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in men under surveillance?
• Implications of Atrial Fibrillation in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
  What are the prognostic and therapeutic implications of atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of diagnosis of degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), and longer-term?
• Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
  The following are key points to remember from the 2018 Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Consensus Document.
• TAVR Outcomes, Hospital Volumes Critical to Understanding Quality
  An accurate understanding of clinical outcomes and their relation to hospital volume is critical to ensure quality of TAVR programs, according to a perspective article published Jan. 21 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
• Peripheral Matters | Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusion: Developing Strategies, Knowledge Sharing
  Chronic total occlusions (CTO) are important anatomic variants for interventional cardiologists. Early in our training, we are forced to recognize the impact of total occlusion of a coronary vessel as it pertains to clinical decision-making, procedural risk and technical planning.
• Editor's Corner | The Behavioral Side of Personal Health
  Most of the information we exchange with our medical colleagues is focused on sharing the most recent clinical trials and interpreting outcomes from clinical trials that can benefit our patients, along with conducting the daily conversations between a physician and his or her colleagues on matters related to patient care. Conversation with our patients as […]
• Cover Story | ACC at 70: Leveraging a Legacy of Innovation, Diversity and Leadership to Pave the Road to the Future
  Seventy years ago, 13 cardiologists led by Franz Groedel, MD, MACC, and Bruno Kisch, MD, MACC, founded the ACC with the goal of providing a home for "professional men and women actively engaged in practice or research relating to diseases of the heart and circulation."
• Feature | Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Navigating the Paradigm Shift
  Diabetes has long been approached as a condition of abnormal glucose metabolism, despite also being associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). But times, they are a changing. Over the last few years, several major clinical trials (i.e., EMPA-REG OUTCOME, SUSTAIN-6, LEADER and CANVAS) testing the efficacy and safety of two classes of diabetes medications have […]
• For the FITs | The Future of Cardiovascular Imaging: Considerations for FITs
  In the 21st century, the field of cardiovascular imaging is evolving at an accelerated pace. Significant advances in nuclear imaging, MRI, computed tomography (CT) and echocardiography have added to our armamentarium of improved testing to diagnose and treat heart disease.
• Heart of Health Policy | CMS Finalizes New Direction For Medicare Shared Savings Program
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in December that sets a new direction for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Specifically, the final rule redesigns the participation options available under the program to encourage Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to transition to two-sided models that include not only shared savings, but shared risk, […]