ACC CardiaCast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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