As part of ACC's ongoing involvement in the American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) process, the College distributes RUC physician work surveys ...

The 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol was a welcome update from the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular ...

Contact: Olivia Walther, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Nov 15, 2024) - More time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, ...

Introduction and Scope of the Problem The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thromboembolism (DVT), in the United States is unclear because ...

Lipoprotein (a) (Lp [a]) is a low-density lipoprotein–like molecule with an apolipoprotein (b) moiety that is covalently attached to apolipoprotein (a) (Apo [a]), a plasminogen-like protein that ...

Contact: Katie Glenn, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Jun 12, 2025) - According to a new study, presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Care of the Athletic Heart 2025 conference, sleep ...

Contact: Nicole Napoli, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Mar 18, 2025) - People with cardiometabolic disorders—such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease—could increase their chances of living longer by ...

The following are key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on the benefits and drawbacks of vegetarian and vegan diets: This review of plant-based diets provides an excellent reference ...

Contact: Nicole Napoli, [email protected], 202-375-6523 Washington (Sep 21, 2023) - Many of the nation’s most prominent cardiovascular organizations, representing tens of thousands of physicians, unite ...

Contact: Olivia Walther, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Dec 11, 2023) - A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, ...

Contact: Nicole Napoli, [email protected], WASHINGTON (Mar 18, 2025) - Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are ...

The following are key points to remember from a 2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): Heart failure with preserved ...