ACC CardiaCast

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

In this episode, Drs. Purvi Parwani and Michael Salerno discuss how stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is transforming the way we understand and diagnose coronary microvascular dysfunction. We will also discuss the noninvasive comparison of the stress CMR with stress positron emission tomography (PET) for evaluation of myocardial perfusion reserve index, its clinical applications and practical usage. Dr. Salerno will shed light on how this innovative imaging technique is offering new insights into the pathophysiology of the microvasculature, guiding the diagnosis, and ultimately improving patient outcomes through the correct diagnosis.

In this podcast, which is part of the AFib Management Redefined: Latest Guidelines For Care of the Patient With Atrial Fibrillation grant initiative, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts Brooke Gonzales, RN, Elena Wellen PharmD, BCCP, Megan Herrington, PA-C, AACC and Meena Rao, MD, MPH, FACC in a multidisciplinary discussion highlighting the 2023 Guideline updates and the importance of a patient centered cardiac care team approach to AFib diagnosis, management, and treatment. The conversation will focus on interprofessional collaboration and how to tailor care based on individual patient characteristics and preferences.

This podcast is part of the AFib Management Redefined: Latest Guidelines For Care of the Patient With Atrial Fibrillation grant initiative. Educational grant support is provided by Abbott Laboratories, Biosense Webster, Boston Scientific Corporation, and Janssen Scientific Affairs. Click here for more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/LearnAFibGuidelines

Atrial Fibrillation Focused Update | Journal of the American College of Cardiology

2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline-at-a-Glance | JACC

In this episode of Conversations with Critical Care Cardiologists, we dive into the evolving landscape of education and training in Critical Care Cardiology (CCC). As this specialty rapidly advances, what cognitive competencies should be prioritized? How do procedural skills fit into the equation? And who holds the responsibility for defining and standardizing these competencies? Join us as we explore the future of CCC training, the role of medical societies, and strategies for ensuring consistency and excellence in education—both within CCC and across the broader field of cardiology.

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"Innovation in Action" is a new podcast series hosted by the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) Innovation Program aimed to explore innovations shaping care delivery. In this first episode, ACC Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Ami Bhatt is joined by Drs. Amey Vrudhula and Lily Stern to delve into artificial intelligence (AI) model training and how to leverage AI for early screening of cardiac amyloidosis.

This podcast is supported by AstraZeneca.

Related References:

1. Vrudhula A, Stern L, Cheng PC, et al. Impact of case and control selection on training artificial intelligence screening of cardiac amyloidosis. JACC Adv 2024;3:100998.

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Special Edition: "PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for CV Team members, offering practical team-based solutions to the everyday challenges. In this series the CV Team Section has partnered with the Geriatric Section's Palliative Care Workgroup to share insights on difficult conversations that occur when caring for cardiology patients. In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts S. Ian Borison, DO; Michelle Churchill, CRNP, ACHPN and Jill Steiner, MD, MS, FACC to share insights to training our trainees in skilled serious illness communication.

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Special Edition: "PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for Cardiovascular (CV) Team members, offering practical team-based solutions to the everyday challenges. In this series the CV Team Section has partnered with the Geriatric Section's Palliative Workgroup to share insights on difficult conversations that occur when caring for cardiology patients. In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts Richard A. Josephson, MS, MD, FACC, Christy Cantey DNP, FNP-C, AACC, CCK, and Gwen M. Bernacki, MD MHSA to share insights for high-risk procedures in our high risk patients: we can, but should we?

Suggested Materials:

1. Vital Talk website. 2024. Available at https://www.vitaltalk.org/. Accessed 12/20/24.

1. The Conversation Project - Have You Had The Conversation? (Institute for Healthcare Improvement website). 2024. Available at https://theconversationproject.org/. Accessed 12/20/24.

1. Bernacki GW, Starks H, Krishnaswami A, et al. Peri-procedural code status for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Absence of program policies and standard practices. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022;70:3378-89.

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Special Edition:"PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for Cardiovascular (CV) Team members, offering practical team-based solutions to the everyday challenges. In this series the CV Team Section has partnered with the Geriatric Section's Palliative Workgroup to share insights on difficult conversations that occur when caring for cardiology patients. In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts Alex Tabone, PA-C, AACC, Alix Barnes, MD, and Sharon Dickinson, PA-C, FACC to share insights for serious conversations in the critical care trenches.

Suggested Materials:

1. Godfrey S, Barnes A, Gao J, Sulistio MS, Katz JN, Chuzi S. Shared Decision-making in Palliative and End-of-life Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. US Cardiology Review 2024;18:e13.

1. Colorado Program for Patient Centered Decisions (Patient Decision Aid website). 2024. Available at https://www.patientdecisionaid.org/. Accessed 12/20/24.

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Special Edition: "PulseCheck" is a series within CardiaCast that is designed for Cardiovascular (CV) Team members, offering practical team-based solutions to the everyday challenges. In this series the CV Team Section has partnered with the Geriatric Section's Palliative Care Workgroup to share insights on difficult conversations that occur when caring for cardiology patients. In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, AACC hosts Jae Patton, MSN, CRNP, AACC and Sarah Godfrey, MD, MPH to share insights for ensuring quality of life when time is short: tools for the end-stage heart failure care.

Suggested Materials

1. Center to Advance Palliative Care (Center to Advance Palliative Care website). 2024. Available at https://www.capc.org/. Accessed 12/20/24.

1. Godfrey S, Kirkpatrick JN, Kramer DB, Sulistio MS. Expanding the paradigm for cardiovascular palliative care. Circulation 2023;148:1039-52.

1. Godfrey S, Chen CL, Sulistio MS, Kumar S, Newcomer K. Shocked at end-of-life: an educational video for hospice workers about implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. J Pain Symptom Manage 2024;67:e557-58.

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"Courtside with the Chair" is a 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. Peter Dean, Keri Shafer, and Jonathan Edelson to discuss the emergence of Pediatric Sports Cardiology. Dr. Kim moderates the discussion about important issues within pediatric sports cardiology that differentiates from the clinical thinking around adult athletes. The conversation over two parts focuses on the need for the field of pediatric sports cardiology, what defines a 'pediatric athlete', considerations for screening this population, differences with shared decision-making compared to adult athletes, and gaps in knowledge.

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"Courtside with the Chair" is a 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. Peter Dean, Keri Shafer, and Jonathan Edelson to discuss the emergence of Pediatric Sports Cardiology. Dr. Kim moderates the discussion about important issues within pediatric sports cardiology that differentiates from the clinical thinking around adult athletes. The conversation over two parts focuses on the need for the field of pediatric sports cardiology, what defines a 'pediatric athlete', considerations for screening this population, differences with shared decision-making compared to adult athletes, and gaps in knowledge.

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