The American College of Cardiology has issued a Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) document to aid clinicians in the use of medication for weight management in patients where treatment may provide ...

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may increase the risk of heart failure (HF), especially in older adults, women and vulnerable populations, according to a study published today in JACC, the ...

Given the varying causes of obesity and the wide range of physiological consequences with direct effects on cardiovascular risk factors, the ACC's newest Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) report ...

Two studies published in JACC on June 16 provide new insights on arterial events associated with heritable thoracic aortic disease (TAD) and the relative risk in patients with pathogenic variants (PVs ...

“My goal in this role is to help knowledge dissemination,” says Taub, “serving as a champion for global collaboration, with an overarching objective of improving cardiovascular care in the ...

Overall racial and ethnic differences in Life's Essentials 8 (LE8) scores compared with White adults remained relatively stable over the past decade, although disparities in individual components ...

A 27-year-old woman was referred for a fetal echocardiogram at 32 weeks' gestation to evaluate a pericardial effusion seen on a routine antenatal ultrasonogram. She has no significant medical history ...

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke-related fine particulate matter (defined as PM 2.5) was linked to a higher risk of heart failure (HF) in older adults compared with non-wildfire smoke PM 2.5, ...

Compared with cardiovascular risk scoring, participants receiving coronary CT angiography (CCTA) were more likely to show improvement in healthier lifestyle behaviors, adherence with recommended ...

Among anthracycline and anthraquinone agents, the risk of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) after treatment for childhood cancer is lower with daunorubicin and higher with ...

A new multisociety expert consensus document (ECD) published in JACC addresses the evolving use of cardiac CT imaging and how to best use it to assess different types of prosthetic heart valve (PHV) ...

Among patients undergoing PCI in the U.S., frailty is common with higher frailty status associated with increased risk of mortality, according to a brief report published June 16 in JACC. Patients ...