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Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• AI-Enabled Clinician: Engaging the Physician Community Around AI-Quantified Plaque Analysis Technology
  In this episode, ACC Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Ami Bhatt speaks with Dr. Todd Villines about the transformative role of AI-enabled coronary CT angiogram (CCTA) and how it is expanding patient access to essential coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnostics.
• State-of-the-Art Review Outlines Multidisciplinary Framework For Cardiogenic Shock Survivorship
  With survival rates after cardiogenic shock (CS) increasing, a JACC State-of-the-Art Review outlines a multidisciplinary, longitudinal approach to CS care aimed at "providing a clinically actionable structure for care pathways, resource planning and future research."
• Joint Clinical Consensus Statement Focuses on Masters Athletes With Abnormal CV Findings
  Masters athletes, defined as adults over the age of 35 years, with more than 300 minutes per week of exercise training, are driven by performance goals in addition to health goals. For those with abnormal CV findings, diagnostic assessment, treatment options, and exercise prescriptions or restrictions have limited generalizability...
• JACC Spotlight Issue Highlights New 2026 Acute PE Guideline
  A new Spotlight Issue of JACC centers on the Guideline For the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults, released by the ACC and AHA earlier this year.
• Eagle’s Eye View: Top Takeaways from ACC.26
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle highlights trials from the recently held ACC Scientific Sessions which took place in New Orleans, March 28-30.