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Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• Novel Sarcopenic Obesity Index Predicts CV Risk
  A novel sarcopenic obesity index served as a clinically meaningful predictor of cardiovascular risk and lent further insight into accompanying genetics and possible therapeutic targets, according to research published July 1 in JACC.
• Poll Results: Brainstorm: Restarting Anticoagulation After Brain Bleed
  This poll included a clinical vignette of an 80-year-old man with atrial fibrillation (AF), high thromboembolic risk, and multiple cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities who presented 2 months after a spontaneous lobar intracerebral hemorrhage while receiving reduced-dose apixaban...
• Eagle’s Eye View: Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin Following PCI
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at how genotype independently predicts heart failure outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
• Guest Editorial | Turning Prevention Into Practice: ACC's Coordinated Approach
  The ACC's work in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention is entering an important new phase – one that reflects both the urgency of the challenge and the opportunity to deliver lasting impact.
• Cover Story | Integrating Heart-Healthy Nutrition Into Everyday Cardiology Care
  Hippocrates is often credited with saying, "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." Now, modern day research is proving there is truth to this ancient wisdom.