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 your cardiology colleagues at the ACC Rockies Chapter Meeting in Park City, Utah for updates on ACC affairs, the potential new CV Board, and clinical topics such as Genetic and Sports EP, plus a discussion on the growing role of obesity medications in heart failure, and the first-ever Cardiology State-of-the-State report. There will be many opportunities for networking, as well!.
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- ACCEL Lite: Palliative Care Across the Spectrum of Biological Age in Heart FailureIn this interview, Dr. Mary Norine Walsh and Ms. Jill A. Patton explore how palliative care can help patients across the span of their illness.
- Contrast Media in Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging: Clinical Questions and Shifting ParadigmsThe 2021 multisociety Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain elevated coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) as a key diagnostic tool for evaluating symptomatic patients without prior coronary artery disease.
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