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- ACC Practice Made Perfect: The Second Skillset: The Business of CardiologyWelcome to The Second Skillset podcast series! In this second episode, our panelists discuss why understanding the business side of cardiovascular care is essential for today’s clinicians. The conversation explores how physicians can begin developing these non-clinical skills, why they matter for patient care and professional growth, and practical ways to get started.
- New ESC Guidance Issued on Lipids, Pregnancy, Valve Disease, Mental Health and MoreNew and revised clinical guidance spanning dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease in pregnancy, valvular heart disease, myocarditis and pericarditis, and mental health was released as part of ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.
- POTCAST: Arrhythmia Prevention Using Targeted Plasma Potassium Levels in ICD PatientsA treatment-induced increase in plasma potassium levels reduced the risk of ventricular arrhythmias, in patients with ICDs and baseline plasma potassium levels of 4.3 mmol per liter or lower, based on findings from the POTCAST Trial presented at ESC Congress 2025 and simultaneously published in NEJM. This targeting of high-normal potassium levels also reduced unplanned […]
- AMALFI: Remote Screening Using ECG Patch Demonstrated Modest Benefits in AFib DiagnosisUse of an ECG patch to remotely screen older patients at moderate-to-high stroke risk demonstrated modest benefits in long-term atrial fibrillation (AFib) diagnosis and anticoagulation exposure, based on findings from the AMALFI Trial presented at ESC Congress 2025 and simultaneously published in JAMA.
- Low-Dose Colchicine May Slow Growth of Clonal HematopoiesisTaking low-dose colchicine daily may slow the progression of clonal hematopoiesis (CH), based on a subanalysis of the LoDoCo2 trial presented at ESC Congress 2025 and simultaneously published in JACC.