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Top News From ACC 2023

Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions

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FDA Actions

FDA Approves Giapreza for Treatment of Low BP, FDA news release; ePub 2017 Dec 21

FDA Approves EKG Device for Apple Watch, AliveCor news release; 2017 Nov 30

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Clinical Guidelines

Cholesterol Guidelines Stress Lifetime Approach, Circulation; ePub 2018 Nov 10; Grundy, et al

ACC/AHA Updates Guideline for Management of CHD, Circulation; ePub 2018 Aug 14; Stout, et al

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Peripheral Vascular Disorders

Benefit of rivaroxaban after limb revascularization greatest in those with comorbid CAD,

Polygenic risk score helps target AAA screening,

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COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 vaccine found effective but doctors watching for reactions, adverse events,

Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19,

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Venous Thromboembolism

Switching to riociguat effective for some patients with PAH not at treatment goal,

HOME-PE trial clarifies which pulmonary embolism patients to treat at home,

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Business of Medicine

Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19,

ISCHEMIA trial revisited: Some MAY benefit from invasive strategy,

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Hypercholesterolemia

Physician Adherence to Blood Cholesterol Guidelines,

PCSK9 Inhibitor Use in Real World Settings,

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Mixed Topics

Red hair in women linked to elevated CRP levels in Nurses’ Health Study,

Psychosocial resilience associated with better cardiovascular health in Blacks,

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Thrombosis

IMPACT-AFib: Single mailing fails to budge oral anticoagulant uptake for AFib,

HOME-PE trial clarifies which pulmonary embolism patients to treat at home,

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Stroke

Methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine split on cardiovascular outcomes in RA,

Report recommends PFO closure in high-risk divers,

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Latest Must Reads

COVID-19 vaccine found effective but doctors watching for reactions, adverse events,

Sac/val heart failure benefit extends to diabetes patients,

Study results support screening rosacea patients for cardiometabolic disease,

Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19,

Obesity phenotyping matches patients with more effective interventions,