Welcome to the Idaho Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
| Alina Robert, MD, FACC
Chapter President
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| Robert Duerr, MD, FACC
Incoming Governor
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Please join your cardiology colleagues at the ACC Rockies Chapter Meeting in Park City, Utah for updates on ACC affairs, the potential new CV Board, and clinical topics such as Genetic and Sports EP, plus a discussion on the growing role of obesity medications in heart failure, and the first-ever Cardiology State-of-the-State report. There will be many opportunities for networking, as well!.
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Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org
- Increased One-Year Mortality in Younger Patients Undergoing TAVR | NCDR StudyPatient case-mix for TAVR has evolved to include more low-risk candidates since the 2019 indication expansion, and younger patients, while more likely to be classified as low-risk, exhibit increased one-year mortality after risk adjustment, according to a Brief Report recently published in JACC.
- ACC, AHA Release First-Ever Guideline For Treatment and Management of Acute PEThe new ACC/AHA Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in Adults is a de novo document offering comprehensive, evidence‑based recommendations for the evaluation, management and follow‑up of adults with acute PE.
- ACC Meets With CMMI to Discuss ASM Structure, Emerging ChallengesThe ACC met with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) this week to review key elements of the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure (HF), including participant selection and attribution for the HF cost measure.
- Special JACC Issue Devoted to Women’s CV HealthFrom an early age, women face unique and often underrecognized cardiovascular risks. The latest issue of JACC highlights the continued evolution of sex-informed cardiovascular care and raises important questions about age, treatment patterns and cardiovascular risk in women.
- ACC Announces Inaugural Fellow For Thad and Gerry Waites Rural CV Research FellowshipThe ACC has named Plicy Perez-Kersey, MD, as the first recipient of the Thad and Gerry Waites Rural Cardiovascular Research Fellowship Award. Perez-Kersey will be honored at ACC.26, taking place March 28-30, in New Orleans.