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Conference Coverage From The

American College of Cardiology 2020 Scientific Session (ACC.20)/World Congress of Cardiology (WCC)

March 28 - 30, 2020

Meeting Highlights At A Glance

ACC Virtual Scientific Sessions 2020: Interventional Strategies Highlights Genetic testing for clopidogrel resistance and a new strategy for atrial fibrillation ablation are among the highlights from the virtual ACC scientific sessions.
ACC Virtual Scientific Sessions 2020: Drug Therapy Highlights While the live meeting was canceled, the late-breaking clinical trials were presented virtually. Here are a few study highlights related to cardiovascular drug therapies.

Conference News

ACC 2020 Universal CAR-T Therapy Produces CRs in Relapsed/Refractory T-ALL
Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2020
ACC 2020 Radiation-Associated Childhood Cancer in Congenital Heart Disease
Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2020
ACC 2020 AUGUSTUS: After ACS or PCI, Aspirin Gives AFib Patients Scant Benefit
Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2020
ACC 2020 PCSK9 Inhibitors Unexpectedly Link With Lower VTE, Aortic Stenosis
Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2020
ACC 2020 HFpEF: Gender Difference in Sacubitril/Valsartan Response Remains Mystery
Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2020
ACC 2020 Low-Risk TAVR Loses Ground at 2 Years in PARTNER 3
Medscape Medical News, April 16, 2020
ACC 2020 National Watchman Registry Reports Impressive Safety
Medscape Medical News, April 15, 2020
ACC 2020 TWILIGHT-COMPLEX: Tap Ticagrelor Monotherapy Early After Complex PCI
Medscape Medical News, April 15, 2020
ACC 2020 Sodium Nitrite Disappoints in Cardiac Arrest
Medscape Medical News, April 14, 2020
ACC 2020 Edoxaban Noninferior to Warfarin After Valve Surgery?
Medscape Medical News, April 7, 2020
ACC 2020 CIAO: Symptoms, Ischemia Don't Match in Puzzle That Is INOCA
Medscape Medical News, April 7, 2020
ACC 2020 Radial Arteries Show CABG Survival Advantage Over Saphenous Veins
Medscape Medical News, April 7, 2020
ACC 2020 Incremental Gains With Next-Gen MitraClip NTR/XTR: EXPAND
Medscape Medical News, April 3, 2020
ACC 2020 Higher Protein Intake Linked to Lower Risk of AF
Medscape Medical News, April 3, 2020
ACC 2020 VOYAGER PAD: Clopidogrel Adds No Benefit to Rivaroxaban+Aspirin
Medscape Medical News, April 3, 2020
ACC 2020 PRECOMBAT at 10: Unusually Long-Term PCI vs CABG Data in LMCA
Medscape Medical News, April 2, 2020
ACC 2020 REDUCE-IT: CV Benefit Directly Related to EPA Levels
Medscape Medical News, April 2, 2020
ACC 2020 E3: A 'Glimmer of Hope' and Renewed Concerns Over E-Cigarettes
Medscape Medical News, April 1, 2020
ACC 2020 ISCHEMIA Trials Land in NEJM While ACC.20 Airs Further Insights
Medscape Medical News, April 1, 2020
ACC 2020 TWILIGHT Benefits of Dropping Aspirin Hold Up in Diabetes
Medscape Medical News, April 1, 2020
ACC 2020 Alirocumab Effective in Homozygous FH
Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2020
ACC 2020 Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion: A New Tool for AF Ablation
Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2020
ACC 2020 New Lipid-lowering Drug Class Slashes LDL in HoFH Patients
Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2020
ACC 2020 Outcomes-Based Measurement of TAVR Program Quality Goes Live
Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2020

ACC 2020 Second Trial Supports Ticagrelor Alone in ACS After PCI: TICO
Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2020
ACC 2020 Renal Denervation Shown Safe and Effective in Pivotal Trial
Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2020
ACC 2020 Safe to Skip Post-TAVR Clopidogrel in Patients on OAC for AF
Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2020
ACC 2020 CARAVAGGIO Expands DOAC Pool in Cancer-related VTE
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2020
ACC 2020 PRONOMOS: Rivaroxaban Bests Enoxaparin for VTE Prophylaxis
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2020
ACC 2020 Tepid Response to TAVR in Low-risk Patients With Bicuspid Valves
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2020
ACC 2020 UK TAVI: Similar Outcomes to Surgery in Real World
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2020
ACC 2020 Larger Absolute Rivaroxaban Benefit in Diabetes: COMPASS
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2020
ACC 2020 Primordial Cardiovascular Prevention Draws Closer
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2020
ACC 2020 Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Safely Benefits PAD Patients
Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2020
ACC 2020 VICTORIA: Vericiguat Seen as Novel Success in High-Risk HFrEF
Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2020
ACC 2020 More Than 1 in 3 Cardiologists Burned Out, Many Ready to Bolt
Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2020
ACC 2020 Program Director Survey Shows Variation in CV Imaging Training
Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2020
ACC 2020 TAILOR-PCI: Clopidogrel Genotyping Trial Narrowly Misses Endpoint
Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2020
ACC 2020 Biomarkers in Young Adults May Predict Origins of HFpEF
Medscape Medical News, March 26, 2020
ACC 2020 CTO PCI Linked to Worse Outcomes in Patients With Prior CABG
Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2020
ACC 2020 The ACC.20/WCC Sessions Are Virtually Here: A Preview
Medscape Medical News, March 23, 2020
ACC 2020 SPARCL: Atorvastatin Stroke Benefit Reinforced in New Analysis
Medscape Medical News, March 23, 2020
ACC 2020 Dramatic Rise in Hypertension-Related Deaths in US
Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2020
ACC 2020 Conscious Sedation During TAVR Best for Most Patients
Medscape Medical News, March 19, 2020
ACC 2020 PARAGON-HF: Optimal Systolic Pressure in HFpEF is 120-129 mmHg
Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2020
ACC 2020 TAVR Device Orientation May Reduce Coronary Overlap
Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2020
ACC 2020 ACC Cancels Scientific Sessions Over Novel Coronavirus
Medscape Medical News, March 9, 2020

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Perspectives

VICTORIA PIs See Vericiguat as 'A Win' for High-Risk HFrEF
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH; Paul W. Armstrong, MD; Christopher M. O'Connor, MD
Heart Failure Highlights From the 2020 ACC Virtual Meeting
James E. Udelson, MD
Cardiac Arrhythmia Highlights From ACC 2020
Rachel Lampert, MD
TAILOR-PCI and the Role of Genotype-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy
Chet Rihal, MD; Naveen Pereira, MD; Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc
What Does VOYAGER PAD Mean for Antithrombotic Therapy?
Michelle L. O'Donoghue, MD, MPH
What If There Is a Virtual ACC and Nobody Cares?
John Mandrola, MD

Popular News from ACC 2019

TAVR Low-Risk Studies Get Standing Ovation at ACC The success of the two trials of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-surgical-risk patients stole the show at the ACC today.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 17, 2019
Apple Watch Helps Detect AF: Is This the Future? The first study of its kind involving more than 400,000 members of the general population used an Apple Watch to identify irregular pulse and received a mixed response from ACC delegates.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 16, 2019
New AHA/ACC CVD Primary Prevention Guideline As expected, the new document recommends generally against aspirin in primary prevention, and aims to make a 'one-stop shop' for clinicians.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 17, 2019

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