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Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org

• Eagle’s Eye View: SPECIAL TCT RECAP focusing on four studies: PROGRESS on TAVR & AS; SIMPLAFFY on NOACS & DAPT; SPYRAL AFFIRM on RDN & BP; IRIS MAIN on PCI & CABG
  In this special edition of the View, Dr. Eagle looks at four studies presented at the recent TCT Conference that could have immediate effects on your practice.
• AI-Enabled Clinician: Reimagining Clinical Research in the Age of AI
  In this episode, Dr. Ami Bhatt and Dr. Rashmee Shah delve into how artificial intelligence is transforming the clinical research lifecycle.
• CMS Releases Final 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital OPPS Rules
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rules. Read on for early quick takes from both rules.
• Eagle’s Eye View: Underdiagnosis of AFib in Black Adults; Echocardiographic Evaluation; CAC Scores in Young Adults; Add-On Treatments For Resistant Hypertension
  In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at how black adults in disadvantaged neighborhoods are less likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib).
• Safety and Efficacy of ProtEmbo Device; TAVR vs. SAVR in Patients with Symptomatic Severe AR at 1 Year
  The ProtEmbo Cerebral Protection System met its primary safety endpoint but failed to meet its primary efficacy endpoint, adding to uncertainty regarding the routine use of cerebral embolic protection (CEP) in TAVR, according to findings from the PROTEMBO IDE trial presented on the final day of TCT 2026.