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• ACCEL Lite: DAN-RSV: RSVpreF Vaccine for Preventing Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations
  The DAN-RSV trial is one of the largest individually randomized studies ever conducted, enrolling over 131,000 participants aged 60 and older to evaluate the effectiveness of the RSVpreF vaccine.
• New Insights Into Outcomes With Acoramidis in ATTR-CM, Danicamtiv in DCM
  Research highlighting acoramidis in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and danicamtiv for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) were presented during the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 2025 meeting, held Sept. 26-29 in Minneapolis, MN, and simultaneously published in JACC.
• New ACC Scientific Statement Details Role of Inflammation in CVD
  A new ACC Scientific Statement on Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) highlights new groundbreaking research linking inflammation atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and provides consensus-based recommendations for evaluation, treatment and prevention reflecting this new era.
• ACC CardioSurve: Improved Education, Guidelines For Clinicians Could Boost Cardiogenetic Testing
  Cardiogenetic testing could be more widely implemented if clinicians had improved access to genetic counselors and professionals, clearer guidelines and expanded education, according to a survey of the ACC CardioSurve Panel and published July 7 in JACC: Advances.
• FDA Update: Agency Approves Evinacumab-dgnb ANGPTL3 Antibody For Children With HoFH
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved evinacumab-dgnb ANGPTL3 antibody (Evkeeza®) to treat homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) in children as young as 1-year-old, according to a Regeneron® press release.