Join your colleagues at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL, and get the knowledge you need to transform cardiovascular care for all! You'll have the opportunity to discuss the latest science with top experts, learn how clinical guidelines translate into your daily practice, and build lasting connections with your peers. Register by Nov. 20 to SAVE up to $300 with early bird discounts and get all-inclusive access to ACC.25!
Learn to integrate PET into a comprehensive diagnostic strategy to enhance accuracy, therapeutic decisions and patient management with ACC's new online course, Navigating Cardiac PET Imaging: Clinical Advantages, Barriers and Cutting-Edge Applications.
Transform the future of patient care by sharing your late-breaking clinical trial (LBCT) research with the global cardiovascular community at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL.
Anam Waheed, MD, FACC, spoke with Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC, about leadership, education and advocacy in the cardiovascular imaging field.
Join your fellow sonographers at ACC's Heart House in Washington, DC, for a free, practical, hands-on course on advancements in echocardiography and recognition of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Learn from Course Chair Matthew W. Martinez, MD, FACC, and other experts as they lead you through both simulations and in-person patient experiences to identify HCM pathophysiology and key symptoms. The ACC is offering two time slots for this certified course: Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 4-7:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register today!
Join thousands of your peers who use EchoSAP to stay exam-ready and current in the field of echocardiography! EchoSAP helps you refresh and hone your skills with hundreds of Board-style questions, thousands of echo images and all the CME needed to meet your IAC CME requirements for echo lab physicians. Recent updates include new Cardiac Interventions topic, crafted with the Advanced PTEeXAM® and Basic PTE™ certification seekers, ASE's 2024 Prosthetic Valve Guideline and the latest techniques in assessing valvular heart disease lesions – plus chapters discussing the emerging role of artificial intelligence in echo and echo's role in the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension, pregnant patients, athletes and critical care. Elevate your echocardiography expertise today.
Join ACC's Cardiovascular Imaging Section on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. ET for a case-based, multi-modality discussion of the relevant pre- and post-procedural imaging evaluation of common transcatheter structural interventions. The webinar will discuss common transcatheter structural interventions, multi-modality imaging and more. Register here.
The ACC is currently accepting submissions of abstracts, complex clinical cases and interventional challenging cases to be presented at ACC.25, taking place March 29-31, 2025, in Chicago, IL. Submit your research for a chance to transform the future of cardiovascular care by sharing your research with over 12,000 attendees from more than 130 countries. The deadline for all submissions is 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Don't miss your chance to be part of ACC.25 — submit your abstract or case today!
According to a recent JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging article by Vivek Bhat, MBBS, et al., Fellowship program directors play a crucial role in shaping the imaging workforce and a diverse cohort of program directors may recruit a diversified workforce. Women continue to be under-represented in cardiology, and improving their representation has been the focus of various cardiovascular advocacy initiatives. The authors analyzed the academic profile and gender composition of advanced cardiac imaging fellowship program directors in the U.S. Read more.
Join the ACC's Imaging Member Section and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging for a webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at noon ET to discuss the recently published international position statement on pericardial disease.
To create a consistent pipeline to staff the ultrasound departments in your organization, MedAxiom, an ACC Company, has partnered with a leading university to deliver an online certificate sonography program. Given the rapid advances in cardiovascular ultrasound, this program equips future sonographers with the tools and techniques for a successful cardiac or vascular ultrasound career. Students will receive world-class education from an accredited sonography program that provides didactic and clinical experience to students. The program also provides eligibility to sit for Sonography Boards to obtain their credentials. Enroll a student by Sept. 15 and use the code "Sonography200" to save $200. Learn more and register here.
Check out the first issue of JACC: Case Reports under Editor-in-Chief Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, FACC, and his new editorial board. The issue contains a powerful viewpoint by Michael J. Daly, MA, MD, PhD, FACC, discussing his own doctor-as-patient story and his journey toward improved empathy. Plus, don't miss clinical cases and vignettes on micturition hypertension in an adolescent, acute coronary syndrome in a nine-year-old with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and more. Check out the full issue.
The ACC is seeking comments on a draft of the ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging. The document defines the program requirements for training advanced cardiovascular imagers and uses the ACGME competency domain structure – Medical Knowledge, Patient Care and Procedural Skill, Systems-Based Practice, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and Professionalism – to identify the competencies required by all advanced cardiovascular imagers, as well as those who choose to specialize in a particular area. It also identifies recommendations for minimum procedural volume or technical experience to achieve and demonstrate competence as an advanced cardiovascular imager. Comments are due by Wednesday, Aug. 7. Access the document and submit comments here.
Join ACC's Imaging and Fellows in Training Sections on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET for a webinar discussing cardiovascular imaging careers and training. Attendees will gain insight on topics such as the role of imaging cardiologists, diverse imaging pathways, cardiac imaging fellowships and more. There will also be a Q&A period where attendees can interact with panelists. Learn more.
Join ACC's Vascular Disease and Imaging Member Sections on May 14 at 6 p.m. ET for a live discussion that will highlight the 2022 ACC/American Heart Association guideline for the diagnosis and management of aortic disease. Reserve your place here.
The ACC is seeking the next editor for its Clinical Nuclear Cardiology: From the "Nuts and Bolts" to the Recent Advances program. The commitment will last until March 2025, when the new online educational product publishes. Interested individuals are encouraged to review the job description and submit an application by Monday, May 6. Learn more and apply.
MedAxiom has developed a confidential survey to identify trends in staffing levels, roles and compensation related to pediatric echo studies across the U.S. If your program (whether its focus is pediatric or adult congenital heart disease) offers pediatric echo studies, please have your echo department leader take five to 10 minutes to complete the survey. You can preview the survey questions, save your answers, and submit a survey response more than once for your program. By sharing your experiences, you will receive access to the benchmarking report and contribute to the collective knowledge that advances pediatric cardiac sonography. Take the survey here.
Join the JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging editors, including Editor-in-Chief Y. S. Chandrashekhar, MD, DM, FACC, for "office hours" on Saturday, April n6, and Sunday, April 7, from noon to 2 p.m. ET during ACC.24. Bring your imaging-related data or manuscript and receive in-person feedback and advice that will help your paper's suitability for publication. If the editors feel your work is strong, you may receive a provisional acceptance right then and there, pending satisfactory revision! For more details visit the JACC Journals at ACC.24 event page.
Join your colleagues at the CV Imaging Section Meeting & Reception at ACC.24 to connect with colleagues, learn about exciting Section initiatives and hear from renowned leaders such as Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC. The event will take place on Saturday, April 6 at 6 p.m. ET at Omni Atlanta at Centennial Park, International Ballroom E. Reserve your spot today.
Submit your challenging rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cases highlighting the global burden of cardiovascular disease for a forthcoming special issue or mini-focus issue planned for fall or winter 2024. Topics range from pediatric acute RHD to primary prevention strategies, complex valvular heart disease and more. Submissions in any format are welcome and are due by Tuesday, April 30. Learn more.
Cardiovascular imaging has witnessed a significant surge in recent years. Positioned at the intersection of image interpretation and clinical cardiology, this specialty plays a pivotal role in modern cardiology by delivering timely and accurate diagnoses and guiding personalized care. Thus, it comes as no surprise that there is an escalating demand for imaging cardiologists.
Submit your challenging rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cases highlighting the global burden of cardiovascular disease for a forthcoming special issue or mini-focus issue planned for fall or winter 2024. Topics range from pediatric acute RHD to primary prevention strategies, complex valvular heart disease and more. Submissions in any format are welcome and should be made by Tuesday, April 30. Learn more.
Join your colleagues in Atlanta, April 6-8, for ACC.24 and explore the Multimodality Imaging Learning Pathway for an overview of the latest advances in cardiac imaging in a patient-centric manner. Sessions will feature cardiac imagers and experts in structural heart disease, cardiomyopathies and heart failure, congenital heart disease, cardio-oncology, and sports cardiology as they engage in dynamic discussions of clinical challenges, topics that are relevant in daily cardiology practice, and where implementation of imaging is a critical part of contemporary clinical cardiology. Register by March 6 to SAVE and learn more about all ACC.24 has to offer!
Join ACC's Imaging Section for part one of a webinar series discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and multimodality imaging on Thursday, Feb. 15 at noon ET. The webinar will touch on topics such as potential applications and challenges of AI and cardiovascular imaging. Learn more. Save the date for part two of the series, taking place March 13 at noon ET.
Are you a cardiologist, surgeon or doctorate-level educated researcher interested in participating as an investigator and leader in cardiovascular clinical trials research? Apply by Friday, Jan. 12 to join the next cohort of the Clinical Trials Research Program and gain the tools you need to advance your career in clinical trial research. Selected participants will receive support for travel expenses and will be invited to write and submit an original research proposal to be considered for a one-year research award. Learn more and apply.
Tune in live on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at 7 p.m. ET to hear ACC Fit members "pitch" their imaging cardiology research ideas. An expert panel will evaluate them and determine which has the most potential.
Do you have a cardiovascular imaging research idea? Apply to participate in the next Heart Tank For the CV Investigator event, taking place Jan. 10, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET. The event is designed to provide young investigators with a chance to present their research proposals before an audience of renowned cardiovascular professionals. Proposals are due Tuesday, Dec. 19. Submit here.
Join us virtually for Cardio-Obstetrics Essentials: Team-Based Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy on Dec. 15. This interprofessional course is focused on providing a basic to intermediate level of education on the evolving field of cardio-obstetrics and will convene a uniquely qualified and diverse group of cardiologists, maternal-fetal specialists and cardio-obstetrics team members.
Tune in on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. ET for an in-depth look at complex interventional cases using IVUS and optical coherence tomography imaging.
Anam Waheed, MD, spoke with Paul Cremer, MD, about the practice of cardiovascular imaging and his advice for FITs pursuing cardiovascular imaging. They discuss topics such as what sparked his interest in cardiovascular imaging, how he practices it and how he hopes cardiovascular imaging advances in the next decade.
New multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) released by the ACC, along with key specialty and subspecialty societies, provides guidance on the appropriate use of stress testing and anatomic diagnostic procedures for risk assessment and evaluation of known or suspected chronic coronary disease.
Diana M. Lopez, MD, spoke with Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, FACC, about his thoughts and tips on the “ever-evolving” specialty of cardiovascular imaging.
Join the ACC Cardiovascular Imaging Section on Monday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m. ET for an in-depth look at the changing approaches to evaluating patients with suspected infection of an intracardiac device.
Tune in live on May 18 at 7 p.m. ET, for an ACC webinar on updated approaches for the use of multimodality cardiovascular imaging in patients with cancer and cardiovascular comorbidities.
Attending ACC.23/WCC in New Orleans? Mark your calendars for these JACC Journals events!
The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports presents a combination of cases on imaging and structural interventions, including a case report about what to do when you encounter a right atrial thrombus before an electrophysiology procedure.
The ACC and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions are partnering to present the latest webinar in the monthly Cath Case Discussion series!
Myocardial infarction and ischemia without obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA and INOCA) may be due to varying etiologies with different clinical approaches based on presentation.
Join your colleagues at ACC.23 Together With WCC for patient-centered learning opportunities based on important clinical dilemmas of a broad spectrum of diseases in cardiovascular medicine.
Review the core curriculum of echocardiography with EchoSAP and start accessing the recently updated topics. This case-based program features the latest and most comprehensive education available in the field of echocardiography.
Review the core curriculum of echocardiography with EchoSAP and start accessing the recently updated topics. This case-based program features the latest and most comprehensive education available in the field of echocardiography.
The ACC and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will be partnering to host another Innovation Pitch Challenge March 4-5, 2023, at ACC.23/WCC in New Orleans.
A new JACC Patient Care Pathways case provides an inside look at the pathway of a 37-year-old female who, while in labor, develops dyspnea, hypoxemia, and tachycardia, followed by an acute pulmonary embolism.
ACC's Imaging Member Section and JACC: Case Reports are hosting a journal club webinar on Thursday, Oct. 13 from noon to 1 p.m. ET.
Stay at the top of your nuclear cardiology game through the Clinical Nuclear Cardiology: From the Nuts and Bolts to the Recent Advances Meeting on Demand Program.
The first issue of JACC: Heart Failure under new Editor-in-Chief Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, and the new editorial board is now live.
Cardiovascular imaging is growing rapidly, both in terms of new technology and novel avenues of investigation, but high-quality evidence for its utility, especially in positively influencing clinical outcomes, is lacking.
JACC: Case Reports is inviting submissions for a 2022 special themed issue on long COVID cardiac cases. Papers in the form of clinical cases, clinical case series and clinical vignettes will be accepted.
A new JACC: Case Reports podcast series, titled Behind the Curtain, gives listeners an inside look at the editorial review process for the recent case of left brachiocephalic perforation during right heart catheterization.
Join members of the JACC: Case Reports editorial board and ACC's Imaging Section for a journal club discussion on Tuesday, May 31 at 12 p.m. ET.
Clinical manifestations of infective endocarditis (IE) may be limited to the heart or can involve extracardiac structures due to vascular-embolic and immune-mediated events.
Stay on top of your nuclear cardiology game with the brand new Clinical Nuclear Cardiology: From the Nuts and Bolts to the Recent Advances Meeting on Demand Program. This new online program consists of 38 presentations and dozens of self-assessment questions.
In the March issue of Cardiology magazine, Sandeep Krishnan, MD, RPVI, FACC, writes about key considerations in imaging for aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation to optimize protocols and education.
Dedicated to interventional procedures and imaging, the latest issue of JACC: Case Reports features two illustrative Heart Care Team/Multidisciplinary Team Live cases.
Previously, treatment for tricuspid valve regurgitation was most performed on patients undergoing left sided valve surgery.
Cardiovascular imaging is growing rapidly in terms of new technology and novel avenues of investigation, but high-quality evidence for its utility – especially in positively influencing clinical outcomes – is lacking.
Join the Imaging Section for a webinar on Jan. 25, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. ET, as we discuss common clinical scenarios involving the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis with cardiac involvement, with an emphasis on the role of multimodality cardiac imaging.
JACC and JACC: Case Reports have launched JACC Patient Pathways, a new, interactive case report experience that illustrates the cross-specialty decision-making in an acute care setting.
The ACC and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) are collaborating on the development of EchoSAP, the popular self-assessment program covering the entire field of echocardiography.
Join global cardiovascular imaging experts, including Marc Dweck MB ChB, PhD, FACC, Borja Ibanez, MD, and Patrick W. Serruys, MD, FACC, for an insider look at the evolving frontiers of imaging during the New York Cardiovascular Symposium, Dec. 11 – 12!
The first-ever clinical guideline from the ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) to focus solely on the evaluation and diagnosis of adult patients with chest pain provides recommendations and algorithms for conducting initial assessments, general considerations for cardiac testing, choosing the right pathway for patients with acute chest pain, and evaluating patients with stable chest pain.
In a new journal club webinar taking place Tuesday, Dec. 7 at noon ET, members of ACC’s Imaging Section and the JACC: Case Reports editorial board will review a case of giant paravalvular leak closure using a 3D printing model and CT image fusion to plan and guide the procedure.
Tune in on Thursday, Sept. 23, at noon ET for a live Journal Club presentation and expert case discussion.
Join the Imaging Section for a webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. ET, that will address the unique opportunities and challenges that exist for trainees and young professionals in pursuing training and employment in multimodality cardiovascular imaging.
Improve your knowledge in the field of adult clinical cardiology with ACCSAP. This self-assessment program offers 160 CME/MOC credits and includes over 600 case-based practice questions, 130 modules of text and 50 video presentations from the ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Prep course.
Now available via open access, the new issue of JACC: Case Reports highlights the latest in cardiovascular imaging with a mini-focus section.
Limited spots are still available for the AIMed virtual Clinician Series on Imaging taking place this week (June 29 – 30).
Join ACC’s CV Team Section for a webinar on Tuesday, June 15, at 6 p.m. ET, to learn about the importance of imaging in diagnosing and treating mitral valve disease.
The ACC Imaging Section Leadership Council and JACC: Case Reports editorial board will review cases on TAVI complications during a live presentation and expert case discussion on Wednesday, June 30, at 12 p.m. ET.
Have thoughts about the Late Breaking Clinical Trials and Hot Topics? We want to hear them!
What will make our list of the best talks, abstracts, trials and innovations? Cap off your ACC.21 experience by joining ACC's CV Imaging Section for a virtual highlight of the best of the ACC.21 Multimodality Imaging Pathway.
As part of the April issue’s focus on secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation (MR), JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging has published video case studies highlighting commonly encountered situations in the assessment of MR.
Join ACC’s Imaging Section on Monday, April 19 at 5 p.m. ET for a webinar that will give you a global perspective on the history and the future of LAA closure.
The ACC is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as Editor-in-Chief of EchoSAP, ACC’s self-assessment program on echocardiography.
The latest issue of JACC: Case Reports includes a mini-focus section on imaging. Learn about a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection located next to a myocardial bridge in a patient with concomitant takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
The latest issue of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology features new research that assesses the feasibility and outcomes of left bundle branch area pacing in patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy.
JACC: Case Reports and the ACC Imaging Section will host a virtual journal club on the topic of arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse: multimodality imaging and genetics.
Members of the JACC: Case Reports editorial board and the ACC Imaging Section Leadership Council recently hosted a Virtual Journal Club discussing the case, "A Mitral Cleft Treated By Clipping," from the Journal's October issue.
Catch up on the recent Virtual Journal Club during which the recent case "Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography," by Karima Addetia, MD, FACC, and Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, was discussed.
The latest issue of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, and second under the leadership of new Editor in Chief Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, FACC, features a mini focus issue on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, informative imaging in electrophysiology cases and a basic and translational science manuscript examining subcellular Ca2+ signals within and among cells comprising the sinoatrial node (SAN) tissue.
The ACC Imaging section and JACC: Case Reports will host a Virtual Journal Club on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 12 – 12:30 p.m. ET. This live, interactive webinar will feature a presentation and discussion on the case, "Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography," publishing in the Journal's August issue.
Cardiology has become increasingly interventional as many new capabilities have diffused from tertiary medical centers to the community.
The newly released 2019 Journal Citation Report for Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems ranks four JACC Journals in the top 12 among all 141 English-language cardiovascular journals. JACC is celebrating an impressive threshold, passing an Impact Factor of 20 and an overall rank of third among cardiovascular journals worldwide.
Don't miss the June JACC: CardioOncology Patient Perspective Podcast. Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC, talks with husband and wife physicians, Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD, FACC, and Noopur Raje, MD, about their personal experience with COVID-19.
As hospitals have dramatically repurposed to care for COVID-19 patients, the lives of cardiovascular imagers and researchers have been put "on pause" and caused considerable uncertainty about the future of the specialty, according to a viewpoint article published June 23 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
The newly published issue of JACC: CardioOncology features an impressive lineup of content on heart failure and pregnancy in cancer survivors; imaging cardio-oncology; strain in AL Amyloidosis; CAR T therapy; cardiac monitoring in HER2+ therapy; resiliency in cardio-oncology; and more.
A just accepted JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging manuscript, Cardiac Imaging in the Post ISCHEMIA Trial Era – A Multi Society Viewpoint, provides a comprehensive overview of the application of ISCHEMIA trial data in day-to-day clinical practice through a unique collection of expert viewpoints.
In a new Editor's Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, and Justine Turco, ACC's divisional senior director of publishing, provide a look on how COVID-19 has impacted clinical care and peer-review publishing.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is accepting submissions for a special themed issue addressing the current and future roles of cardiovascular imaging in secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), and more specifically focused cardiac ultrasound, is leading the diagnostic forefront of bedside clinical cardiovascular assessment. The ears through which we previously relied on for cardiac auscultation are now being complemented by direct visual assessment ultrasonography.
Connect with other Imaging Section members at the Imaging Section Meeting and Reception, taking place March 28 at 5 p.m. CT, at ACC.20 Together With World Congress of Cardiology.
Omar K. Khalique, MD, FACC, interviews Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FACC.
A special issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging brings together research demonstrating the value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in cardiology.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging recently published a special issue dedicated to the topic of noninvasive imaging for the evaluation of diastolic function. Editor-in-Chief Y. Chandrashekhar, MD, DM, FACC, and Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, FACC, provide a summary of the issue in the Editor's Page and introduce the Journal's new multimedia series, "Case-Based Imaging Curriculum."
Chili Pepper Consumption and Mortality in Italian Adults by Marialaura Bonaccio, PhD, et al. received the most online attention among research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2019.
The ACC is seeking feedback on chest pain in the emergency department (ED) via a five-question survey. Survey questions include challenges when providing care for patients with chest pain in the ED, the gaps in current appropriate use criteria regarding testing in the ED, and more.
This year's Annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Scientific meeting in Chicago presented innovative science in the field of nuclear cardiology. The meeting was coordinated by the Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, FACC, and co-chaired by Terrence D. Ruddy, MD, FACC. Twelve program tracks were available, with highlights including the advanced track, "Cases with the Aces" interactive reading track, inaugural scintillating learning through social media track, and plenary track. In order to distill this information-rich conference, I have provided my "top 10 sessions," each with at least one take home point highlighting the science of imaging.
Coronary artery calcium imaging (CAC) is a powerful tool for risk stratification of individuals with low-to-intermediate risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and has recently been integrated to multi-society guidelines as a decision-making aid for primary prevention in asymptomatic patients. The role of CAC in stable, symptomatic patients remains controversial. To further explore this hot topic, Parham Eshtehardi, MD, asked four experts to share their opinions.
There are a lot of big ways to get involved with the College – being on a Section Leadership Council, participating on a taskforce or committee, or serving as faculty for a live course, to name a few. However, we know that not everyone has the time for some of these larger-scale commitments. That's why the ACC is excited to announce the launch of our Microvolunteering Platform.
Applications are now being accepted for the ACC Leadership Academy Cohort IV, which will launch at ACC.20/World Congress of Cardiology in Chicago, IL.
The Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2019 Scientific Sessions recently took place in Baltimore, MD, and numerous ACC members were in attendance.
On the first day of my echocardiography rotation, I sat in a dimly-lit reading room in front of two large monitors displaying a complex echocardiogram of a patient with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and two prosthetic valves. As I scrolled through the images, several questions came to mind. What image do I start with? What structure should I interpret first? How do I determine the ejection fraction? How are gradients interpreted differently in prosthetic valves? How do I use strain to help me assess left ventricular function?
This year's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 in Paris had plenty of late-breaking science and updates for interventional cardiologists.
Join world-renowned cardiologist and course director Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, at ACC's New York Cardiovascular Symposium, taking place Dec. 6 – 8.
Safe, streamlined guidance on procedural sedation in urgent or unscheduled cases may be helpful for cardiologists, according to a perspective from ACC's Electrophysiology, Interventional and Imaging Section Leadership Councils, published Sept. 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Structural heart disease (SHD) imaging is a new and evolving paradigm in cardiac imaging. Its primary components are echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography, with a focus on preprocedural planning and intraprocedural guidance of noncoronary transcatheter heart therapies.
Can cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) enlighten us in cardiac transplant rejection? Do myocardial patterns matter for heart failure? What can imaging phenotypes tell us about the stages of Fabry's disease? A special focus issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging dedicated to the latest findings surrounding CMR in heart failure examines answers to these important questions and more.
Alarming proposals updating payment inputs for myocardial PET that could lead to technical component payment reductions as high as 80 percent for some services, were included in the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020.
Echocardiography is an integral part of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology. There has been tremendous growth in the field, as evidenced by the myriad of cutting-edge research recently presented at ACC.19 in New Orleans, LA. Echocardiographic advancements span all areas of the field, including technology, our interpretation of the findings, how our findings correlate with other invasive and noninvasive measures of heart function, and the wave of the future – machine learning.
There has been an increase in the number of patients with cardiac conditions both in inpatient and outpatient settings. Imaging is the "corner stone" in the diagnosis of cardiac conditions. This field requires various levels of training, including one or two years for a level three certification such as echocardiography, MRI and CT after three years of general cardiology fellowship.
Cardiology is the ACC's flagship member magazine — your member magazine — providing cardiovascular professionals with a comprehensive source for clinical and professional news. Find links to all of the July issue's articles and share on social media!
A set of key data elements and standard definitions for transthoracic echocardiography were released by the ACC, American Heart Association and American Society of Echocardiography on June 24 and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The ACC has made a select number of travel awards available to cover expenses for members to travel to ACC's 2019 Legislative Conference, Nov. 3 – 5, in Washington, DC.
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiac computed tomography (CCT) have revolutionized the cardiac imaging field in large part due to high spatial resolution and three-dimensional capabilities.
With the supervision of the ACC Imaging Section Writing Group editors, Fawaz Alenezi, MD, and Ahmed Sami Abuzaid, MBBS, FACC, will publish a periodic, multipart series of articles related to the utility of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in cardiovascular disease.
On the heels of the incredible results of the PARTNER 3 trial presented at ACC.19, there has never been a more pertinent time to highlight structural heart disease (SHD) imaging.
Even if you are missing out and cannot make it to New Orleans for this year's ACC Scientific Sessions (ACC.19), you can still attend virtually by leveraging social media.
For many years, our institutions – like many academic institutions around the world – have sent our cardiology fellows to ACC's Annual Scientific Session and Expo to present novel research and report back to those at home on Late-Breaking Clinical Trials.
Cardiovascular simulation has emerged as a multifaceted learning tool with important applications in transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
Get a unique perspective on ACC.19 by following this year's Learning Pathway Tweeters.
Join us at the ACC.19 All-Section Reception, March 17, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Ballroom A.
Stay up-to-date on all things imaging at ACC.19 during the Imaging Section Meeting and Reception, taking place Saturday, March 16, from 5 – 6:30 p.m. CT.
New appropriate use criteria (AUC) released Jan. 7 by the ACC and several other partnering societies focus on the use of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and management of cardiac structure and function in nonvalvular, or structural, heart disease.
Take advantage of free, online certified educational activities to fulfill your 2018 CME requirements and earn MOC credit at the same time!
In the latest issues of Cardiology, deep-dive into the emerging risk factors of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.
As health care moves away from volume-based imaging to integration and value-based imaging, a collaborative approach unbound by subspecialization from the Fellows in Training (FIT) and early career level may be transformative for the medical field, according to an FIT/Early Career column published November 12 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
In this deep-dive video discussion, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC; Anne B. Curtis, MD, FACC; Peter Libby, MD, FACC; and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, share their perspectives on the most significant science released during AHA.18.
In the following interview, Andrew D. Choi, MD, FACC, co-director of cardiac CT and MRI at the George Washington University, discusses the current state and future vision of the ACC Imaging Section with Todd C. Villines, MD, FACC, immediate past-president of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and new chair of the ACC Imaging Section.
The September 2018 issue of Cardiology, YOUR member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
ACC.19 registration is NOW OPEN exclusively for ACC members. Nonmember registration will open Wednesday, Sept. 26. Register early for the lowest rates and best selection of hotel rooms!
While heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment, the risk may be higher in patients treated with certain types of chemotherapy and lower in younger patients, according to a study published Aug. 6 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Nuclear cardiology has played an important role in understanding the pathology and guiding management of cardiovascular disease. In the following interview, Renee Bullock-Palmer, MBBS, FACC, interviews Jennifer H. Mieres, MD, FACC, and Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FACC, both past presidents of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and experts in nuclear cardiology and cardiovascular disease in women, on how they began their careers and advice for others in their field.
The August 2018 issue of Cardiology, YOUR member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
ACC's Imaging Section and Leadership Council have teamed up with the Noninvasive Imaging Clinical Topic Collection to create a series of clinical images for ACC.org. These images and videos are pulled from patient cases across the country to spotlight imaging modalities pertinent to cardiovascular medicine and illustrate useful teaching points.
Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FACC, is an outcome research scientist and professor of medicine and radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. She is the immediate past president of the Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, past president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, past chair of the Cardiac Imaging Committee for the Council of Clinical Cardiology of American Heart Association, and is on the Imaging Council for the ACC. In addition, Shaw sits on editorial board of several journals and is an executive editor of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. In an interview conducted by Parham Eshtehardi, MD, Fellow in Training at Emory University School of Medicine, Shaw discusses the current status and future of coronary CT.
By embracing change and evolution in design, echocardiography could lead diagnostic imaging and drive innovation, according to a Fellows in Training/Early Career column published July 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Exposure to ionizing radiation has become an accepted occupational risk related to cardiac interventions. As the field has advanced and procedures have become more complex, the heart team has expanded to include anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and ancillary staff members. In concert with each of these additions, contemporary research has explored the members’ radiation exposure and methods through which it can be minimized. The interventional echocardiographer is a key player on every structural heart team. In the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), James A. Crowhurst, BS, et al., studied radiation exposure of the interventional echocardiographer, a previously under-recognized entity.
The ACC is seeking comments on a draft of the 2018 ACC/AHA/ASE Key Data Elements and Definitions for Transthoracic Echocardiography. The document aims to provide a standardized set of data elements and definition specific to transthoracic echocardiography. Comments are due by July 5.
In order to accomplish your goal of becoming a board-certified cardiologist, you have spent at least the last decade in medical training, including working long nights and weekends. You have acquired the necessary skills as a cardiac imager, presented abstracts, sat through countless exams and written numerous research papers.
A new expert consensus document aims to provide best practices for safety and effectiveness when employing ionizing radiation in cardiovascular diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
For cardiologists who have a focus in cardiac imaging, it is time to reflect upon transitions: within training, shifting from Fellow in Training (FIT) to early career professional or in mentoring the next generation of cardiac imagers if you are a senior cardiac imager.
Do you need relevant nuclear medicine hours to meet accreditation requirements? Are you preparing for the nuclear cardiology or cardiac CT Boards? Review over 100 cases to increase your interpretive skills by attending the Recent Advances in Clinical Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT: State of the Art Updates and 101 Evidence-Based Case Reviews course, May 10 – 12 in Washington, DC.
As an early career cardiologist, it is challenging to recognize the complex intricacies of coverage and reimbursement. Although an in-depth review is beyond the scope of this article, our intent is to highlight some essential points.
The number of cancer survivors has increased in the last several decades due to rapid advances in therapy. Many of these patients are exposed to cardiotoxic regimens that can potentiate downstream cardiovascular risk, particularly on a background of shared medical and lifestyle risk factors for cardiac disease and cancer.
The Imaging Section of the ACC is the voice in action for cardiovascular imagers. Established in 2008, the Imaging Section seeks to facilitate communication between the ACC and various imaging subspecialty societies, including the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, as well as the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
In the latest ACC Cardiology Hour, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, is joined by Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC; Rachel J. Lampert, MD, FACC; Prediman K. Shah, MD, MACC; and Chadwick W. Stouffer, MD, in a roundtable discussion of the hottest trials from AHA 2017 in Anaheim, CA. Among the trials discussed are DACAB, CANVAS, EXSCEL, POISE-2 and more.
This year's 22nd annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) scientific meeting was held in the beautiful Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 14 - 17. It was an excellent meeting under the direction of the ASNC 2017 program chair Donna Polk, MD, MPH, FACC, and vice-chair Sharmila Dorbala, MBBS, FACC, as well as ASNC President Raymond Russell, MD, PhD, FACC. There were disease-specific sessions focused on infiltrative heart diseases such as cardiac sarcoidosis and cardiac amyloidosis, hands-on reading sessions with the experts, case-based sessions and rapid fire ePoster sessions.
Post-graduate training in advanced echocardiography has a relevant role in advancing quality of care due to recent technical advances in echocardiography, as well as in advancing the treatment of valvular heart disease. Advanced echocardiography fellowships in cardiology are non-ACGME accredited. Echocardiography has evolved significantly from the m-mode days to include 3D, strain and contrast echocardiography.
Watch the new "ACC Cardiology Hour," an expert roundtable discussion of the hottest trials from ESC Congress 2017.
The ACC held an appropriate use criteria (AUC) summit on Aug. 9 at Heart House in Washington, DC. The summit provided an overview of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' forthcoming AUC program, with discussion among participants about where the program is headed and how the AUC community, including the ACC, can help.
The August 2017 issue of Cardiology, ACC’s flagship member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
In line with the promise to meticulously define the role of cardiac imaging in managing various cardiovascular diseases around the world, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging will publish a themed issue focusing on imaging in cardio-oncology in early 2018. The issue will highlight current and future roles of cardiovascular imaging in understanding the effects of cancer on the heart, as well as diagnosing, monitoring and treating these conditions.
The July 2017 issue of Cardiology, ACC’s flagship member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
The ACC is seeking qualified candidates to serve as vice chair of the Annual Scientific Session for a two-year term of office for ACC.19 and ACC.20, moving on to assume another two-year term as chair of ACC.21 and ACC.22.
The JACC family of journals has welcomed two new editors-in-chief.
The ACC is seeking input from practices on incorrectly denied or difficult prior authorization requests via the new web-based prior authorization tool (PARTool).
The June 2017 issue of Cardiology, ACC’s flagship member magazine, is now live! Cardiology provides cardiovascular professionals with comprehensive clinical, professional and health policy news; feature-length articles on the top trends and innovations in cardiovascular medicine; expert commentary from leaders in the cardiovascular field; quick-read summaries of the latest research from the JACC Journals and other major cardiovascular journals; profiles of ACC members, like you; and so much more!
In a recent video on the FITs on the GO blog, Victor Ferrari, MD, FACC, chair of the Imaging Section, and Jeffrey Benjamin Geske, MD, FACC, a member of the Imaging Section Leadership Council, discuss ways to engage with the Section.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists, in collaboration with the ACC, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Radiology, American Dental Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, is seeking comments on their early draft of the Practice Guidelines for Procedural Moderate Sedation and Analgesia.
Smadar Kort, MD, FACC, has been selected as the editor of EchoSAP, the College’s popular self-assessment program on echocardiography.
Watch the new ACC Cardiology Hour, an expert roundtable discussion of late-breaking clinical trials from ACC.17.
A recent patient case quiz in the Imaging Case Series focuses on transient ischemic dilation (TID) detected on nuclear stress tests.
A special issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, published March 6, focuses on randomized trials in cardiovascular imaging. A collection of original research, imaging perspectives and state-of-the-art papers highlight the role outcomes-based imaging evidence plays in understanding, diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease.
Attending ACC.17? Join us for the All-Section Meeting & Reception at ACC.17! The event happening THIS Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis will give you a chance to learn more about what ACC's 19+ Member Sections are working to accomplish and to connect with members in your specialty or interest areas.
Save the Date for the All-Section Meeting & Reception at ACC.17! Happening on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis, this event will give you a chance to learn more about what ACC’s 19+ Member Sections. Submit your RSVP to attend.
The ACC has named Y.S. Chandrashekhar, MD, DM, FACC, as the new editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. He replaces Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC, who has served as editor-in-chief since the journal first launched in 2008.
The JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging website has been redesigned, bringing a fresh perspective to the journal’s vast content – and helping clinicians stay on top of the most important science and emerging discoveries in clinical cardiology.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is calling for papers focused on coronary artery calcification (CAC) in cardiovascular imaging to highlight recent advances in the biology and imaging of CAC.
ACC’s Publications Committee is now accepting applications for editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging to begin a five-year term in January 2017. First issues under the new leadership will publish in July 2017.
Those in the cardiac imaging field are optimistic about its future despite challenges from the changing health care landscape, according to a report from ACC’s Imaging Council published Oct. 3 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
The Summer 2016 issue of Cardiology magazine highlights the work of John Michael Criley, MD, FACC, who received the Distinguished Teacher Award during ACC.16 in Chicago. “Driven to relate the function of the heart with the sounds and murmurs he heard with his stethoscope...
The cover story of the Summer 2016 issue of Cardiology magazine features Sandeep Krishnan, MD, a Fellow in Training and member of ACC’s Emerging Advocates, who recently completed a three-week journey through the Himalayas in Northern India.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is calling for papers focused on randomized trials in cardiovascular imaging to highlight the role of rigorous, prospective outcomes-based science and imaging evidence in understanding, diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease.
The Spring issue of Cardiology magazine highlights the results of the 2015 Data Science Bowl, with commentary on the competition and its impact on cardiovascular imaging from Prem Soman, MD, FACC, immediate past chair of ACC’s Imaging Section, and Victor Ferrari, MD, FACC, current chair of the Imaging Section. “This year’s competition challenged data scientists to create an algorithm to automate the process of assessing cardiac function via magnetic resonance imaging...
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is calling for papers focused on randomized trials in cardiovascular imaging to highlight the role of rigorous, prospective outcomes-based science and imaging evidence in understanding, diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease.
For the third year in a row, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ranked as the #1 cardiovascular journal in the world. According to the 2015 Impact Factors for Journals, JACC holds the top position among all 124 cardiovascular journals in scientific impact with its highest impact factor ever of 17.759, up from 16.503 in 2014.
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening is the best non-invasive tool for measuring the risk of cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic patients with diabetes, according to a state-of-the-art paper from ACC’s Imaging Council published Feb. 1 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. According to the authors, patients with type-2 diabetes have higher amounts of CAC than nondiabetic patients, but a high proportion of adults with diabetes have a CAC score of 0 or very low.
Join Booz Allen Hamilton, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the ACC by putting data science to work in the cardiology field in the 2015 Data Science Bowl. This year’s competition, which runs through March 14, challenges data scientists to create an algorithm to automate the process of assessing cardiac function via magnetic resonance imaging.
As a cardiology fellow, Chittur A. Sivaram, MBBS, FACC, was drawn to the potential of the echocardiography field, which at that time was maturing as a new diagnostic tool. “Its solid foundation in morphology and physiology, along with its future potential in the management of cardiovascular diseases was appealing to me,” he says.
Thanks to the successful use of cardiovascular imaging in all types of cardiovascular disease, and the role it has played in declining mortality and optimal disease management, there is continued demand for multimodality imagers and their services. But with the rapid evolution of the health care landscape, the field finds itself facing critical challenges that threaten the future of multimodality imagers.
As part of its ongoing strategic focus on purposeful education, the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) Competency Management Committee has drafted the ACC Lifelong Learning Competencies for General Cardiologists. The Committee is seeking public comments on the draft which is the first document of its kind to combine medical knowledge, patient care and procedural skill competencies across 18 clinical areas in conjunction with administrative, leadership, and professional competencies.
In a recent Leadership Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Robert A. Shor, MD, chair of ACC’s Board of Governors, discusses solutions within appropriate use criteria (AUC) for understanding and addressing claims denials and pre-authorization issues.
Imaging may play a unique role in treating cardiovascular disease in women, yet significantly fewer studies assessing the application and accuracy of invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities in women exist compared to those focused on men. In an effort to raise awareness of this important issue, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is accepting submissions for papers focused on the role of imaging in understanding, diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease in women.
Did you know there are 20 Clinical Topic Collections on ACC.org, with editorial boards creating content every week? In each Clinical Topic Collection, you can find the latest news, guidelines, JACC articles, education, expert commentary, and more.
The cover story in a recent issue of Cardiology magazine provides an in-depth look at big data and its implications on the future of medicine. It also features an article about the CardioEncounters program, a new approach to patient-clinician interactions, and includes an exclusive interview with the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco Robert Califf, MD, MACC.
