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• FDA Update: Agency Approves Evinacumab-dgnb ANGPTL3 Antibody For Children With HoFH
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved evinacumab-dgnb ANGPTL3 antibody (Evkeeza®) to treat homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) in children as young as 1-year-old, according to a Regeneron® press release.
• ACC Practice Made Perfect: Acing the Transition: From FIT to Faculty
  In this episode, Drs. Laura Onderko, Aditya Bharadwaj, and David Winchester explore the transition from fellowship to faculty.
• ACC CardiaCast: GDMT Will Not Delay HF Treatment
  In this episode, Michelle M. Kittleson, MD, PhD, FACC, and Estefania Oliveros Soles, MD, MSc, FACC discuss challenges in heart failure (HF) care, focusing on utilization of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). Learners will hear tips on how to add and maximize GDMT in patients with HF.
• ACC-Hosted UN Side Events Focus on Opportunities to Address Global Burden of NCDs
  With the fourth High-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting taking place in New York the week of Sept. 22, the ACC hosted two separate side events tied into the overall theme of "Equity and Integration: Transforming Lives and Livelihoods Through Leadership and Action on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Promotion of Mental Health and […]
• New Global Burden of CVD Report Shows Wide Variation Among Countries
  Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of disease burden, causing one in three deaths worldwide, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease study report published Sept. 24 in JACC and presented during a special side event as part of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.