People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI) compared with those with more limited screen time, ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia—abnormal ...

A major focus of the guideline is earlier intervention through healthy lifestyle changes, starting in childhood. Early consideration of pharmacotherapy in youth with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) ...

The new ACC/AHA Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in Adults is a de novo document offering comprehensive, evidence‑based recommendations for the evaluation, ...

Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot that blocks arteries in the lungs, is critical. Comprehensive ...

In an effort to clearly understand the state of cardiovascular health in the U.S., the inaugural JACC Cardiovascular Statistics 2026 report offers a comprehensive picture of the major cardiovascular ...

Abstract submissions for ACC Quality Summit 2026, taking place Sept. 16-18, 2026, in Orlando, FL, are now open! All members of the cardiovascular and quality team are invited to share their work ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and OpenEvidence are entering a strategic partnership to accelerate the translation of cardiovascular clinical guidance and research into clinical ...

Following the release of the updated 2025 multisociety High Blood Pressure Guideline, which redefines how cardiovascular disease risk is assessed and managed in adults, a new ACC/AHA Scientific ...

The latest Clinical Practice Guideline from the ACC, the AHA and 11 other societies provides updated recommendations for clinicians on the prevention, detection, evaluation and management of high ...

The American College of Cardiology has issued a Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) document to aid clinicians in the use of medication for weight management in patients where treatment may provide ...

Balloon-expandable valves are critically important but offer a solution only to a minority of pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease needing transcatheter pulmonary valve ...