JACC in a Flash | PURE and Secondary Prevention; More
Featured topics and Editors' Picks from all of ACC's JACC Journals.
Secondary prevention medications for cardiovascular diseases are underused globally and additional strategies to increase their use are needed to improve management and reduce premature mortality rates, according to results from the PURE study published in JACC.
Short-term exposure to ozone (O3) pollution may reduce oxygen availability, prompting compensatory increases in red blood cell count (RBC) and hemoglobin (HGB), which exacerbate arterial stiffness, according to a study published in JACC.
Mechanical surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) was associated with lower all-cause mortality in patients ≤60 years old compared with bioprosthetic AVR, according to a study on the longitudinal survival difference among more than 100,000 patients presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting and simultaneously published in JACC.
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation was found to be noninferior to traditional center-based programs, supporting the home-based approach as an effective and feasible alternative for patients with well-treated heart failure (HF), according to results from the EXIT-HF randomized controlled trial, published in JACC: Heart Failure.
Among patients with takotsubo syndrome (TTS), beta-blocker therapy was associated with lower follow-up mortality but not lower TTS recurrence, according to a study published Feb. 5 in JACC: Heart Failure.
Leading Through Change: JACC Journals' Vision For the Future
"When social tensions intersect with scientific progress – when trust in institutions and expert knowledge faces new challenges, it is vital for the JACC Journals to reaffirm who we are, what we stand for, and our enduring vision for the future," write the editors-in-chief from all 10 JACC Journals.
In a joint editorial, the editors underscore the Journals' steadfast commitments to evidence, science, humanity and integrity and to being leading beacons "for advancing global cardiovascular health by promoting a science-based and humanistic approach to medicine." They also issue a call to action to the global community of authors, readers, and collaborators, stressing the importance of coming together to "advance cardiovascular medicine and ensure that science serves its highest purpose: improving lives." Click here to read the full editorial.
Follow JACC to Chicago For ACC.25
Follow JACC.org on X, Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram and LinkedIn for highlights from ACC.25, including simultaneously published science, key trial takeaways, video interviews and more. Plus, plan now to participate in these special events:
JACC Education Workshop: How to Incorporate Published Evidence into Clinical Decision-Making
on March 28 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. CT
JACC Journals Reveal Secrets of Peer Review
on March 29 from 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. CT
JACC Journal Club
on March 30 from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. CT
JACC Journals Reception
on March 30 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. CT
The Lancet Commission:Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Sponsored by JACC and The Lancet on March 31 from 2:20 to 3:30 p.m. CT
Click here to visit the JACC Journals ACC.25 event page for details on these and other activities, as well as a complete list of simultaneous publications and related derivatives. Plus, be sure to stop by ACC Central to grab copies of JACC and learn more about the journals.
Share, Collaborate, Publish: JACC Welcomes Preprints
"At JACC, we are committed to embracing preprints as a vital tool for advancing cardiovascular medicine," write Editor-in-Chief Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, and Joshua D. Wallach, PhD, MS, in a new JACC Editorial. The editorial highlights the evolution of scientific publishing and the role preprints play in transforming how research is shared and refined.
It also outlines JACC's updated Preprint Servers Policy, which simplifies the pathway for authors to share and refine their research and aims to ensure clarity, reduce barriers and reflect the changing landscape of modern research dissemination. Click here to read the full editorial.
Clinical Topics: Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiovascular Care Team, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Prevention, Sports and Exercise Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease, Implantable Devices, SCD/Ventricular Arrhythmias, Acute Heart Failure, Hypertension
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