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"Heart Vision" is a new CardiaCast podcast series stemming from the ACC Cardiovascular Imaging Section Leadership Council. This podcast series will tackle topics on emerging multimodality imaging data, trends, practice patterns, disease status and advocacy effort.

In this episode, Drs. Purvi Parwani and Christopher Kramer will discuss the main imaging highlights from 2024 Guideline for the Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

"PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for nurses or allied healthcare professionals who are new, or new to cardiology, offering practical team-based solutions to the challenges that nurses and allied health professionals face every day. This special series published during Mental Health Awareness Month is sponsored by ACC's Cardiovascular Psychology Workgroup. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC talks with Yale University psychologists Kim G. Smolderen, PhD, FACC and Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD about basic sleep hygiene and the link between sleep and cardiovascular risk factors.

Related References:

1. Hall MH, Brindle RC, Buysse DJ. Sleep and cardiovascular disease: emerging opportunities for psychology. Am Psychol 2018;73:994-1006.

1. Yeghiazarians Y, Jneid H, Tietjens JR, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;144:e56-e67.

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"PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for nurses or allied healthcare professionals who are new, or new to cardiology, offering practical team-based solutions to the challenges that nurses and allied health professionals face every day. This special series published during Mental Health Awareness Month is sponsored by ACC's Cardiovascular Psychology Workgroup. In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts Jill Steiner, MD, MS, FACC, and Rosy Thachil, MD, FACC for a discussion on the importance of social support and its role in promoting good mental health, especially among people with a chronic illness like heart disease. Connections between social support and stress, health behaviors, and medical decision making will be highlighted.

Related References:

1. Liang YY, Chen L, Feng H, et al. Association of social isolation and loneliness with incident heart failure in a population-based cohort study. JACC: Heart Fail 2023;11:334-44.

1. Freak-Poli R, Ryan J, Neumann JT, et al. Social isolation, social support and loneliness as predictors of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality. BMC Geriatr 2021;21:711.

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"PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for nurses or allied healthcare professionals who are new, or new to cardiology, offering practical team-based solutions to the challenges that nurses and allied health professionals face every day. This special series published during Mental Health Awareness Month is sponsored by ACC's Cardiovascular Psychology Workgroup. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Jamie Jackson, PhD, and David Harrison, MD, to discuss screening for psychological distress (e.g., PHQ-4) and when to refer patients for further evaluation. The importance of identifying psychological distress in cardiovascular medicine is highlighted.

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"PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for nurses or allied healthcare professionals who are new, or new to cardiology, offering practical team-based solutions to the challenges that nurses and allied health professionals face every day. This special series published during Mental Health Awareness Month is sponsored by ACC's Cardiovascular Psychology Workgroup. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Kim. Smolderen, PhD, FACC and Zena Samaan, MBChB, MSc, DMMD, PhD to examine trauma-informed care and the spectrum of cardiovascular conditions and health through the lens of psychology.

Dive into the Heart of ACC.24's Heart Failure and Transplant Highlights! In this podcast, Drs. Maya Guglin, Shelley Hall, Onyedika Ilonze, and Kazuhiko Kido dissect the most captivating advancements and groundbreaking revelations from the ACC.24 sessions in heart failure and transplant, including trials RELIEVE-HF, REDUCE-AMI, and DanGer Shock. Join us as we navigate through the latest research, innovative therapies, and paradigm-shifting insights that promise to reshape the landscape of cardiovascular medicine. Whether you're a seasoned clinician, researcher, or enthusiast, prepare to be inspired and informed as we unravel the future of cardiac care together!

Educational grant support for ACC.24's Learning Pathways and this podcast provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

In this episode, Drs. Erin Michos and Leslie Cho discuss the research presented at ACC.24 related to statin intolerance and bempedoic acid. Dr. Cho's research publication "Characteristics and Outcomes for Statin Intolerant Women Receiving Bempedoic Acid in The Clear Outcomes Trial" is discussed, as well as lipid management for women, Hispanic, Latinx, and obese patients in the CLEAR Outcomes Trial.

This podcast is part of Bempedoic Acid: New Evidence Transforming the LDL-C Treatment Landscape grant initiative.

Educational grant support is provided by Esperion.

Related References:

• Cho L, Plutzky J, Brennan D, et al. Characteristics and outcomes for statin-intolerant women receiving bempedoic acid in the CLEAR OUTCOMES trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2024;83:1751.

• Rodriguez F, Brennan D, Lei L, Nissen SE, Powell H, Plutzky J. Characteristics and outcomes for statin-intolerant Hispanic/Lantinx women receiving bempedoic acid: results from a CLEAR OUTCOMES pre-specified subanalysis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2024;83:1811.

• Bays HE, Bloedon L, Brennan D, et al. Bempedoic acid and cardiovascular disease outcomes in patients with obesity: a CLEAR OUTCOMES subset analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2024;83:1967.

• Nissen SE, Menon V, Nicholls SJ, et al. Bempedoic acid for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in statin-intolerant patients. JAMA 2023;330:131-140.

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"Heart Vision" is a new CardiaCast podcast series stemming from the ACC Cardiovascular Imaging Section Leadership Council. This podcast series will tackle topics on emerging multimodality imaging data, trends, practice patterns, disease status and advocacy effort.

In this episode, Drs. Jamie Bourque and Mathew Parker discuss the multimodality assessment of suspected or known cardiovascular infection, including:

• the application, strength, and limitations of echocardiography

• when additional advanced imaging can be helpful for patient management

• assessment of extracardiac manifestations of cardiovascular infection

• the role of radionuclide imaging in native valve endocarditis

Related References:

Bourque J, Birgersdotter-Green U, Bravo P, et al. 18F-FDG PET/CT and radiolabeled leukocyte SPECT/CT imaging for the evaluation of cardiovascular infection in the multimodality context: ASNC imaging indications (ASNC I2) series expert consensus recommendations from ASNC, AATS, ACC, AHA, ASE, EANM, HRS, IDSA, SCCT, SNMMI, and STS. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2024;Mar 11:[ePub ahead of print].

"Courtside with the Chair" is a new series within CardiaCast presented by the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Member Section covering topics within the field of sports and exercise cardiology. In Part 2, Dr. Jonathan Kim continues the conversation with Drs. Maron, Harmon, and Baggish discussing the principles of shared decision-making in the context of sports participation for athletes with heart disease and 'the why' to do it.

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"Courtside with the Chair" is a new series within CardiaCast presented by the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Member Section covering topics within the field of sports and exercise cardiology. In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Kim is joined by Drs. Marty Maron, Kim Harmon, and Aaron Baggish to discuss the principles of shared decision-making in the context of sports participation for athletes with heart disease and 'the why' to do it.

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