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• PCM GENES: Pediatric HCM, Severe LVH and Gene Variants
  Severe left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) was associated with younger age at enrollment and a higher likelihood of a pathogenic variant in MYBPC3 in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to research published Sept. 24 in JACC: Heart Failure.
• Novel EchoNet-AS Deep Learning Model Accurately Assesses AS Severity
  The newly developed open-source EchoNet-AS deep learning model accurately assessed aortic stenosis (AS) by combining B-mode videos, Doppler images and peak aortic velocity measurements, according to research published Oct. 5 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
• SUBLIME: LIRA Method Effective, Safe and Reproducible For TAVR Patients With BAV
  A TAVR sizing method for bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) anatomy using the level of implantation at the raphe (LIRA) approach demonstrated favorable procedural and clinical outcomes and good reproducibility across centers, according to results from the SUBLIME study published Sept. 28 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
• ACCEL Lite: Aficamten For Symptomatic Nonobstructive HCM: ACACIA-HCM Trial
  In this episode, Matthew Martinez, MD, FACC and Ahmad Masri, MD, FACC evaluate “ACACIA-HCM: Aficamten for symptomatic nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy”.
• Surgical Bailout During TAVR Declining, Yet Early Mortality Remains High
  The annual incidence of surgical bailout during TAVR is declining, but short-term mortality for patients who experience emergent complications remains high, according to new data published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.