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• Celebrating One Courageous Idea That Changed CV Medicine Forever
  On Sept. 16, 1977, Andreas Gruentzig, MD, performed the first successful coronary angioplasty in Zurich, Switzerland. With a small balloon catheter, an extraordinary vision and the courage to challenge what was then considered possible, he opened a new chapter in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
• ACC Submits Comments on 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
  The ACC submitted formal written comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule on Sept. 10.
• FinACAF: Stroke Risk Lower in AFL-Only vs. AFib-Only Patients
  Patients with atrial flutter only (AFL-only) had a 40% lower risk of ischemic stroke than those with atrial fibrillation only (AFib-only), based on results from the FinACAF study published Sept. 3 in EHJ.
• ACC Latin America 2026 Highlights Sex-Based Disparities in STEMI, Research Addressing CV Risk and Care Across the Region
  New science focused on health disparities, cardiovascular risk factors and opportunities to improve patient outcomes will be among the topics as experts and cardiovascular clinicians from around Latin America and the U.S. come together at ACC Latin America 2026, in Medellín, Colombia, from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
• Virtual Reality Eases Anxiety, Claustrophobia During Cardiac PET/CT Imaging
  Around 95% of patients who used virtual reality (VR) during cardiac PET/CT imaging completed the ordered study, according to an abstract being presented at ACC Quality Summit 2026, taking place Sept. 16-18 in Orlando, FL.