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Credit: Getty Images The ACC has published new guidelines regarding the outpatient management of pediatric patients with isolated left-to-right shunt lesions. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) ...

Integrated system working will help teams manage urgent care needs in the community when this is the best option for people. Please note that this framework is not clinical policy, it provides support ...

A stepwise approach to perioperative cardiac assessment assists clinicians in determining when surgery should proceed or when a pause for further evaluation is warranted. Cardiovascular screening and ...

For Derek Johnson of Lethbridge, Alta., the signs of a heart problem piled up slowly. At first, too slowly to alarm him. Derek became winded mowing the lawn. He had trouble concentrating at work. But ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and an oral P2Y12 inhibitor is indicated for at least 12 months as the default strategy in patients with ACS who are not at high bleeding risk. Several ...

In this Q&A, four Brown students reflect on the experience of designing their own concentrations that defy conventional categories, from empathy in practice to computational neuroscience. PROVIDENCE, ...

The Break Wave System offers a noninvasive, anesthesia-free option for kidney stone treatment using low-pressure ultrasound waves. The SOUND trial enrolled 64 patients to assess the system's safety ...

ACC's NCDR suite of registries is a robust source of data for researchers, and a critical component in continuing to help hospitals, practices and clinicians advance the quality of cardiovascular care ...

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