Great Plains Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

ACC Ad Insert in 2026 USNWR 'Best Hospitals' Guidebook Features NCDR Participants, Accredited Sites
The ACC recognizes more than 2,000 hospitals and facilities participating in NCDR registries and ACC Accreditation Services in the ACC advertisement in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals" guidebook released Nov. 7.
NCDR Research at AHA 2025: Differences in CAD Risk Factors, Frailty and LAAO Outcomes, More
Several abstracts presented at AHA 2025 draw from NCDR data to fuel their analyses. Read about their results below.
ACC CardiaCast: PulseCheck: High Blood Pressure, High Stakes: Pregnancy and Hypertension
In this episode, Andrea Price, MS, FACC hosts Kismet Rasmusson, DNP, FNP-BC, and Malamo Countouris, MD, MS, FACC to focus on improving cardio-ob access.
JACC Journals Publish Latest Science From AHA 2025
AHA 2025 officially begins this weekend in New Orleans, featuring key science simultaneously published across ACC's JACC Journals, including JACC, JACC: CardioOncology, JACC: Advances, JACC: Case Reports, JACC: Heart Failure and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Care Gaps in Lipid Management in Young Adults
An analysis of young adults with LDL-C â‰¥190 mg/dL found that statin therapy was initiated in less than half within five years, with a decline in follow-up testing signaling a further significant care gap.