Manuel D. Cerqueira

TL;DR: A remarkable committee was convened: The American Heart Association Writing Group on Myocardial Segmentation and Registration for Cardiac Imaging came to an agreement upon all aspects of nomenclature and anatomic descriptions of the heart.

TL;DR: The American College of Cardiology/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines regularly reviews existing guidelines to determine when an update or full revision is needed.

TL;DR: An appropriate use review of common clinical scenarios where cardiac computed tomography (CCT) is frequently considered found use of CCT angiography for diagnosis and risk assessment in patients with low or intermediate risk or pretest probability for coronary artery disease (CAD) was viewed favorably, whereas testing in high-risk patients, routine repeat testing, and general screening in certain clinical scenarios were viewed less favorably.

TL;DR: Since the original publication (in 1995) of the AHA consensus statement on secondary prevention, important evidence from clinical trials has emerged that further supports the merits of aggressive risk reduction therapies for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

TL;DR: Since the original publication (in 1995) of the AHA consensus statement on secondary prevention, important evidence from clinical trials has emerged that further supports the merits of aggressive risk reduction therapies for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.