ACC CardiaCast

"PulseCheck" is a new 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. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Heather Ross PhD, DNP, Adam Burget RN, Linda Hart DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FACC, and William A. Van Decker, MD, FACC to share how cardiac professionals can begin their advocacy journey.  

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“PulseCheck” is a new 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. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Heather Ross PhD, DNP, Adam Burget RN, Linda Hart DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FACC, and William A. Van Decker, MD, FACC to increase awareness and knowledge for the importance of Federal Advocacy for the cardiac professional.   

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“PulseCheck” is a new 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. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Heather Ross PhD, DNP, Adam Burget RN, and Linda Hart DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FACC, to increase awareness and knowledge for the importance of State Advocacy for the cardiac professional.   

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“PulseCheck” is a new 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. In this episode, host Andrea Price MS, AACC brings together Heather Ross PhD, DNP, Adam Burget RN, Linda Hart DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FACC, and William A. Van Decker, MD, FACC to increase awareness and knowledge for the importance of Advocacy for the cardiac professional.  

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In this third episode of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Antiarrhythmic Drugs (AADs) series, Dr. Suneet Mittal interviews Dr. Jonathan Piccini on clinical considerations for treatment of AF. Listen as Dr. Piccini provides a practical approach to the treatment of early AF with AAD therapy. 

 This podcast is part of Early Onset of Atrial Fibrillation & the Contemporary Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs grant initiative. 

 Educational grant support is provided by Sanofi. Click here for more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/LearnAntiarrhythmicDrugsforAF  

 Suggested Materials: (You can include formal references external to ACC.org here. Please list numerically as formal citations. Example: Cannon JA, Moffitt P, Perez-Moreno AC, et al. Cognitive impairment and heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Card Fail 2017;23:464-75).     

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In this second episode of the Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Antiarrhythmic Drugs series, Dr. Suneet Mittal interviews Dr. Stefan Hohnloser on guideline-driven AF care and relevant updates in clinical knowledge. Listen as Dr. Hohnloser provides insight into current practice guidelines aimed at treating AF. 

 This podcast is part of Early Onset of Atrial Fibrillation & the Contemporary Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs grant initiative. 

 Educational grant support is provided by Sanofi. Click here for more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/LearnAntiarrhythmicDrugsforAF  

Suggested Materials: (You can include formal references external to ACC.org here. Please list numerically as formal citations. Example: Cannon JA, Moffitt P, Perez-Moreno AC, et al. Cognitive impairment and heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Card Fail 2017;23:464-75).     

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In this first episode of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Antiarrhythmic Drugs series, Dr. Suneet Mittal interviews Dr. Paulus Kirchhof on recent clinical data related to rhythm control strategies and implications for patient care. Listen to Dr. Kirchhof share details on the Early Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial (EAST) clinical trial and key aspects for AF care. 

 This podcast is part of Early Onset of Atrial Fibrillation & the Contemporary Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs grant initiative. 

 Educational grant support is provided by Sanofi. Click here for more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/LearnAntiarrhythmicDrugsforAF  

Suggested Materials: (You can include formal references external to ACC.org here. Please list numerically as formal citations. Example: Cannon JA, Moffitt P, Perez-Moreno AC, et al. Cognitive impairment and heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Card Fail 2017;23:464-75).     

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“Women are Not Little Men” is a new podcast series within CardiaCast designed for cardiovascular health providers to increase awareness of sex-based differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to improve the clinical care of women with CVD. “Women are Not Little Men” is hosted by Drs. Emily Lau and Niti Aggarwal, nationally renowned experts in women’s CVD and members of the American College of Cardiology CVD in Women Committee. In this episode, Drs. Leslie Cho and Michelle O’Donoghue review the landscape of sex and gender representation in cardiovascular clinical research and trials, implications for translation of research to clinical care for women, and strategies for improving female representation.  

 Suggested Materials:  

1.     Cho L, Vest A, O’Donoghue M, et al; Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee Leadership Council. Increasing participation of women in cardiovascular trials. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021;78:737–51.  

2.     Lau ES, Braunwald E, Morrow DA, et al. Sex, permanent drug discontinuation, and study retention in clinical trials. Circulation 2021;143:685-95.  

3.     Walsh MN. Gender diversity in cardiovascular clinical trial research begins at the top. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022;79:929–32.  

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“Women are Not Little Men” is a new podcast series within CardiaCast designed for cardiovascular health providers to increase awareness of sex-based differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to improve the clinical care of women with CVD. “Women are Not Little Men” is hosted by Drs. Emily Lau and Niti Aggarwal, nationally renowned experts in women’s CVD and members of the American College of Cardiology CVD in Women Committee. In this episode, Drs. Ron Blankstein and Renee Bullock-Palmer review the 2021 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Guidelines and implications for women. They will also review the full spectrum of ischemic heart disease in women including epicardial coronary artery disease, microvascular disease, ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries, and spontaneous coronary artery dissection.    

 SUGGESTED MATERIALS: 

1. Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, et al. 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2021;144:e368–e454. 

1. Maron DJ, Hochman JS, Reynolds HR, et al; ISCHEMIA Research Group. Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med 2020;382:1395–1407.  

1. Vargas K, Messman A, Levy P. Nuances in the evaluation of chest pain in women. JACC Case Rep 2021;3:1793–1797. 
2. Hayes SN, Kim ESH, Saw J, et al. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: current state of the science: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2018;137:e523-e557.  

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“Women are Not Little Men” is a new podcast series within CardiaCast designed for cardiovascular health providers to increase awareness of sex-based differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to improve the clinical care of women with CVD. “Women are Not Little Men” is hosted by Drs. Emily Lau and Niti Aggarwal, nationally renowned experts in women’s CVD and members of the American College of Cardiology CVD in Women Committee. In this episode, Drs. Kathryn Lindley and Erin Michos discuss unique female-specific CVD risk factors across a woman’s lifespan, including adverse pregnancy outcomes and menopause.