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• CV and Bleeding Effects Comparable For Aspirin vs. Clopidogrel in Patients With ACS Within 1 Year Post PCI
  Compared with clopidogrel monotherapy, cardiovascular and bleeding outcomes were similar with aspirin monotherapy beyond one month and up to one year after PCI in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), whether or not they were at high bleeding risk (HBR) or had a STEMI or NSTE-ACS, according to results from the STOPDAPT-3 trial published June […]
• Single-Dose Zilebesiran Injection Plus Antihypertensive Drug Reduces SBP
  A subcutaneous injection of the novel drug zilebesiran, when added to a standard antihypertensive agent, significantly reduces both 24-hour mean ambulatory and office systolic blood pressure (SBP) compared with placebo at three months in patients with uncontrolled hypertension...
• Studies Offer New Insight Into LBBAP Mechanisms
  Two studies recently published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology draw a sharp focus on modalities of left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), including left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) and left ventricular septal pacing (LVSP), as well as expand the current understanding of underlying physiological mechanisms.
• AHA Scientific Statement on HF in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Key Points
  Chronic heart failure (HF) in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) presents an increasingly prevalent and formidable challenge within the field of pediatric cardiology.
• State-of-the-Art Review Provides Guidance on Addressing Mental Health Symptoms in Survivors of SCA and ICD Shocks
  A State-of-the-Art Review written by members of ACC's Cardiopsychology Work Group and published May 15 in JACC: Advances examines the mental health sequelae of patients who survive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and patients who experience shocks from an ICD (ICD-S)...