ACCEL Lite: Featured ACCEL Interviews on Exciting CV Research

Understanding, recognizing and effectively treating PAD has the potential to dramatically alter a patient’s life. A patient’s ability to walk, quality of life, and longevity can all be profoundly impacted. 

In this interview, Sasanka Jayasuriya, MD, FACC, Douglas Weaver MD, MACC, and Sun Moon Kim MD, FSCAI, FACC,...

Cardiorenal syndromes cause fluid retention and venous congestion that, in turn, damages the function of vital organs. Providers should have zero tolerance for excessive fluid retention. Aggressive diuretic treatment seems particularly beneficial in patients who are hospitalized for decompensated heart failure. 

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Patients with heart attacks often have a lifesaving procedure to open up the narrowed or blocked coronary artery responsible for their heart attack. In about 30-50% of these patients, additional blockages or narrowings that did not cause the heart attack are found. Evidence doesn’t support clinical decision-making on...

In this interview, Michael Kontos, MD, FACC, and John Gorcsan III, MD, FACC discuss High Sensitivity Troponins in Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain. 

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As device therapy continues to evolve, there is an emerging opportunity to address tricuspid valve disease in patients who previously were overlooked due to their high surgical risk. Proper patient selection and medical optimization will be critical factors driving the success or failure of these nascent technologies.