Welcome to the Idaho Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
| Alina Robert, MD, FACC
Chapter President
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| Robert Duerr, MD, FACC
Incoming Governor
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Please join our cardiology colleagues at the ACC Annual Meeting, a premier gathering of cardiovascular professionals from around the world. This dynamic conference brings together leading physicians, researchers, healthcare innovators, and industry experts to explore the latest advances in cardiovascular medicine. Attendees will experience cutting-edge clinical education, groundbreaking research presentations, interactive learning sessions, and exceptional networking opportunities focused on improving patient care and advancing the future of heart health.
Latest in Cardiology from ACC.org
- Surgical Bailout During TAVR Declining, Yet Early Mortality Remains HighThe annual incidence of surgical bailout during TAVR is declining, but short-term mortality for patients who experience emergent complications remains high, according to new data published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
- ACC Releases New Guidance For Managing Resistant HypertensionA new 2026 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway focuses on “Optimizing Blood Pressure Care in Patients With Resistant Hypertension†and addresses implementation gaps not covered in the 2025 AHA/ACC/Multisociety High Blood Pressure Guideline.
- New Cardio Safe Initiative Aims to Advance Safer, More Respectful Clinical Care EnvironmentsACC's new Cardio Safe initiative, launching this fall, will help cardiologists and cardiovascular professionals address patient- and visitor-initiated mistreatment while fostering safer, more respectful and psychologically secure clinical care environments.
- Editors' Corner | Mother Nature Does Not Offer a Free Lunch!It takes longer than we'd like to gain confidence in new percutaneous technology. Twenty years after Andreas Grüntzig's first coronary PTCA, we were still debating whether stents were good or bad. Now we're wondering about a return to balloons alone – albeit drug-coated. So it has been with left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO).
- Cover Story | Stroke Prevention in AFib: Defining the Role of LAAOLeft atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) has become the most performed structural heart procedure in the U.S., with an estimated >700,000 procedures completed to date and volumes climbing sharply every year.