A new Advanced Training Statement developed by the ACC, AHA and the Heart Rhythm Society outlines the core competencies required of subspecialists in clinical cardiac electrophysiology (CCEP) to ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia—abnormal ...

In this week’s Eagle's Eye View, Dr. Eagle examines early surgery for asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis. He then reviews evidence linking blood pressure trajectories and rapid control ...

The ACC is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 Distinguished Awards. This year's honorees represent an exceptional group of individuals whose past and ongoing efforts have made meaningful ...

CVD Risk Estimator Plus Estimate 10‑ and 30‑year risks for total CVD, ASCVD, and heart failure, using the combined strength of the new AHA PREVENT™ equations, as well as the previous Pooled Cohort ...

It is a tremendous honor to serve as Chair of ACC's Women in Cardiology (WIC) Member Section Leadership Council. I am deeply grateful to the visionary leaders who have built this extraordinary ...

Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity medication originally developed to treat diabetes, continues to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, including reducing risk of death, reducing ...

A single subcutaneous injection of the investigational drug zilebesiran, when added to existing treatment with a standard antihypertensive medication, reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) by between ...

Chronic consumption of high levels of caffeine a day can lead to an increase in high heart rate and blood pressure that persists after resting from a step test, increasing the risk of cardiovascular ...

Long-term treatment with beta-blockers may not lower the risk of death or myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with MI, a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥50% and coronary ...

Strategies such as earning points or small amounts of money encouraged people at high risk for heart disease or stroke to increase their daily walking by about 10% and sustain the increase for a year, ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture have released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans intended to guide federal nutrition policy for the next ...