ACC CardiaCast

Episodi

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  Targeting UACR: Therapeutic and Behavioral Approaches 31.07.2026 18min

  In this final episode of the Increasing Role of UACR in Cardiovascular Care series, Drs. Ankeet Bhatt and Brendan Neuen will break down why UACR screening is one of the most powerful yet underused tools for identifying early cardiovascular risk. Together, they examine the latest evidence on therapies and lifestyle strategies that reduce albuminuria, discuss their impact on kidney and cardiovascular risk, and highlight practical considerations for integrating these approaches into everyday clinical care. This podcast is supported by a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Visit the course page to learn more about the role of UACR in Cardiovascular Care. 
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  Beyond the Kidneys: UACR and Cardiovascular Risk 24.07.2026 14min

  The second episode of the Increasing Role of UACR in Cardiovascular Care series focuses on the most recent evidence-based guidelines for elevated UACR and related cardiovascular (CV) conditions. Dr. Ankeet Bhatt interviews Dr. Nihar Desai on key terminology for albuminuria and discuss CV conditions associated with UACR as a biomarker.   This podcast is supported by a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Visit the course page to learn more about the role of UACR in Cardiovascular Care. 
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  Treatment of ASCVD Risk: From Lifestyle to Advanced Therapies 20.07.2026 24min

  This episode of CardiaCast will feature a discussion on the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk – from lifestyle to advanced therapies, led by Dr. Maya Safarova. The conversation covers lifestyle "therapy", the treatment algorithm for primary and secondary prevention, and what's on the horizon for ASCVD.   This podcast is supported by Esperion, Merck, and Novartis. 
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  The What, Who, When and Why of Screening of UACR 17.07.2026 21min

  In this first episode of The Increasing Role of Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (UACR) in Cardiovascular Care series, Dr. Ankeet Bhatt interviews Dr. Katherine Tuttle on UACR, its role in kidney disease, and the importance of screening. Listen to Dr. Tuttle provide an overview of the most recent evidence-based practices for UACR screening in cardiovascular disease risk assessment.  This podcast is supported by a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. Visit the course page to learn more about the role of UACR in cardiovascular care.    
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  Understanding the Spectrum: Causes and Risks of HTG and sHTG 29.06.2026 13min

  This episode is part of ACC's ongoing initiative to recognize the risks and tackle management of Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG). Drs. Michael Miller and Monica Aggarwal review and emphasize the need to understand the multifactorial and genetic causes of HTG and sHTG, as well as the associated risks of pancreatitis and ASCVD.  This podcast is part of the ACC's Hypertriglyceridemia and Cardiovascular Health: Recognizing Risks and Tackling Management initiative, supported by Ionis Pharmaceuticals. 
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  Treating PSVT 19.06.2026 23min

  This episode is part of ACC's ongoing educational initiative to enhance the recognition, diagnosis, and management of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). Faculty review contemporary acute treatment approaches, including established therapies, recent advances, and first-line emergency department strategies with attention to efficacy and safety. The discussion also addresses management of refractory or recurrent cases, decision-making across diverse patient populations and care settings, and criteria for hospital admission versus discharge. Additionally, it provides practical guidance on patient education, symptom recognition, and selecting treatments that balance effectiveness, safety, convenience, and patient confidence.  This podcast is part of the ACC's educational initiative on PSVT, supported by an independent educational grant from Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. Click here to learn more.
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  The Power of the Care Team 12.06.2026 21min

  This episode provides a team-based overview of diagnosing and managing acute paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) across care settings. It emphasizes how patients interact with providers from primary care to electrophysiology and the importance of coordinated roles. The discussion highlights shared decision-making and targeted education to help patients recognize symptoms, understand recurrence risk, and respond to episodes. Key topics include when to seek care, initial self-management steps, and long-term options such as medication, ablation, or observation. It also reviews practical action plans and the role of newer therapies like intranasal etripamil in individualized care.  This podcast is part of the ACC's educational initiative on PSVT, supported by an independent educational grant from Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. Click here to learn more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/LearnSVT 
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  Clinic Ready: Strategies for Seamless Remote Monitoring Implementation 08.06.2026 29min

  This episode is part of ACC's ongoing initiative to advance education on remote hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure management. Drs. Vishal Rao and Sandip Zalawadiya, along with Ms. Lisa Rathman, CRNP, discuss patient cases highlighting both successful pulmonary artery (PA) pressure device implantation and associated complications. They emphasize key practical considerations, including device placement, patient selection, waveform accuracy, troubleshooting, and team coordination during the procedure.  This podcast is part of the ACC's Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring: Transforming HF Patient Care initiative, supported by Abbott.  
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  Diagnosing PSVT 04.06.2026 16min

  This episode is part of ACC's ongoing effort to improve recognition and diagnosis of arrhythmias in clinical practice. In this CardiaCast, faculty explore a modern approach to identifying paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), with a focus on real-world diagnostic challenges. The discussion highlights how to differentiate PSVT from other common causes of palpitations, interpret normal electrocardiograms between episodes, and recognize patterns that may be misattributed to anxiety, particularly in otherwise healthy patients. The episode also reviews practical strategies for rhythm capture, including ambulatory monitoring and patient-directed documentation, to support timely and accurate diagnosis.  This podcast is part of the ACC's educational initiative on PSVT, supported by an independent educational grant from Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. Click here to learn more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/LearnSVT  
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  AI in the CICU: Transforming Cardiac Critical Care 22.05.2026 26min

  In this episode, hosts Rosy Thachil, MD, FACC, and Shashank Sinha, MD, FACC, are joined by Jacob Jentzer, MD, FACC, and Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC, Chief Innovation Officer of the American College of Cardiology, for an engaging discussion on AI in the CICU: Transforming Cardiac Critical Care. The conversation explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to reshape cardiac critical care—from improving clinical decision support and hemodynamic monitoring to predict patient deterioration and optimizing CICU workflows. The panel also discusses the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into everyday practice and what the future may hold for clinicians caring for the sickest cardiovascular patients.    
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  In Case You Missed It: ACC.26 ATTR-CM Treatment Updates 18.05.2026 16min

  This CardiaCast episode explores the latest advances in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) presented at ACC.26, with a focused review of newly released late-stage clinical trial data for currently available disease-modifying therapies. Expert faculty Drs. Sarah Cuddy and Prem Soman break down how emerging evidence is reshaping treatment selection, including considerations for efficacy, safety, and patient-specific factors. The discussion highlights practical strategies for integrating these new findings into real-world clinical practice to optimize outcomes for patients with ATTR-CM.  This podcast is developed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and Med-IQ and supported by an educational grant from Bridge Bio.  
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  The Evolving Role of PCSK9 Inhibitors in LDL-C Management 15.05.2026 29min

  In this episode of CardiaCast, Dr. Michael Blaha will be joined by Dr. Ann Marie Navar to discuss the 2026 updates to ACC/AHA guideline on management of dyslipidemia and key clinical trial data supporting the use of PCSK9 inhibitors in getting patients to their lipid goals. They discuss available PCSK9 inhibitors, including the recently approved injectable PCSK9 inhibitor lerodalcibep-liga. After discussing the limitations and barriers associated with injectable PCSK9 inhibitors, they will introduce the emerging oral PCSK9 inhibitors and explore the latest clinical data for enlicitide and AZD0780.   This podcast was developed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and Med-IQ and supported by an educational grant from Merck.  
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  Hemodynamic Insights: Understanding Data and Impact 11.05.2026 15min

  This episode is part of ACC's ongoing initiative to advance education on remote hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure management. Drs. Michael Zile, JoAnn Lindenfeld, and William Abraham explore the core capabilities of these devices and how emerging innovations aim to address current limitations. The conversation highlights how clinicians can interpret pressure data and define optimal targets, incorporates the growing role of direct-to-patient communication, and concludes with practical strategies for integrating device-generated insights into clinical workflows to improve patient outcomes.   This podcast is part of the ACC's  Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring: Transforming HF Patient Care initiative, supported by Abbott. 
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  New Guidelines for Managing Dyslipidemia: What You Can Do Now 27.04.2026 13min

  In this episode, Drs. Christie Ballantyne and Eugenia Gianos discuss updates regarding the management of dyslipidemia released in new guidelines from the ACC and AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practical Guidelines. Drs. Ballantyne and Gianos highlight the risks associated with high LDL-C levels and recent developments in clinical guidelines for patients who meet specific criteria for diagnosis and treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Up-to-date therapies are explored in depth.  To visit the course page for the Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Improving Detection to Accelerate Treatment, click here! 
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  ATTR-CM Treatment: Recent Updates 17.04.2026 32min

    In this episode, Drs. Ahmad Masri and Kevin Alexander review emerging clinical data in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) presented at the Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting and the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025, including key findings from the ATTRibute-CM and HELIOS-B trials. The discussion highlights recent publications evaluating currently available disease-modifying therapies. Drs. Masri and Alexander translate these new data into practical insights for clinicians, focusing on how evolving evidence may influence treatment selection, therapeutic sequencing, and integration of disease-modifying therapies into everyday clinical practice. 
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  Spotlight on Behavioral Health, Thrombosis and Fertility 03.04.2026 17min

  In this episode, Gregory Piazza, MD, FACC, Elvira Grandone, MD, PhD, and Abbey R. Kruper, PsyD, ABPP walk through the clinical and emotional challenges of the link between thrombosis and fertility. They discuss how clotting disorders can influence infertility, what this means for future thrombotic and cardiovascular risk, and how to support patients who are already managing significant stress. The faculty also outlines practical guidance for counseling patients who have experienced thrombosis during pregnancy or assisted reproductive therapy and who want to continue growing their families. 
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  Improving Early FH Detection and Management From the Experts 23.03.2026 14min

  In this episode, Drs. Christie Ballantyne and Anne Goldberg discuss updates on familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) diagnosis and management. Recent publications in January 2026 in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology and The Journal of Pediatrics address refined diagnostic criteria and special populations including children and pregnant women. In this podcast episode, Drs. Ballantyne and Goldberg discuss the importance of early detection, genetic testing, and treatment.  To visit the course page for the Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Improving Detection to Accelerate Treatment, click here! 
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  2025 ACC Concise Clinical Guidance on Evaluation and Management of ATTR-CM 27.02.2026 29min

  In this podcast, Drs. Michelle Kittleson and Jan Griffin provide a practical overview of evaluation and management of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) based on ACC's 2025 Concise Clinical Guidance document the Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Evaluation and Management: 2025 ACC Concise Clinical Guidance. The experts elaborate on key takeaways, including identifying cardiac and extra-cardiac features that raise suspicion, outlining the diagnostic pathway and screening strategies, and utilizing current disease-modifying therapies and heart failure management. Guidance on monitoring, determining treatment candidacy, and emerging future therapies is also discussed.  This podcast is supported by an educational grant from BridgeBio.  
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  Innovation in Action: Advancements in Pulsed Field Ablation 19.12.2025 16min

  ACC Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Ami Bhatt brings together Drs. Alexandre Almorad and Christopher Porterfield to discuss how advancements in pulsed field ablation (PFA) are transforming atrial fibrillation treatment. In this episode, the participants break down the latest research in PFA and explain what that means for the procedure's safety and effectiveness.    This podcast is supported by Johnson & Johnson.   Subscribe to CardiaCast  
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  Cr Too High (Almost No Such Thing) 18.12.2025 18min

  In this episode, Prateeti Khazanie, MD, MPH, discusses common approaches to managing heart failure (HF) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well as why increased creatinine (Cr) levels should not delay HF treatment.   This podcast is part of the larger Managing HF Across the Spectrum: From Recognizing Symptoms to Implementing Appropriate Treatment grant initiative, supported by Bayer AG. To visit the Managing HF Across the Spectrum page and access additional educational activities on this topic, click here.   Subscribe to CardiaCast