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Part 2 | Session 3 Late-Breaker Discussion: The RELIEVE-HF Trial
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Part 2 | Session 4 Late-Breaker Discussion: The ARISE-HF Trial
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Part 3 | Session 2 Zilbesiran in Patients With Hypertension: KARDIA-2
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Part 3 | Session 5 Chelation Therapy in Post-MI Pts with Diabetes: TACT2
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Part 3 | Session 6 Semaglutide in Patients with HfpEF, Obesity and Diabetes: STEP HFpEF
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Part 3 | Session 7 Self-Expanding vs Balloon Expandable TAVR: The SMART Trial
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Part 3 | Session 9 Technology-Assisted Nonprescription Rosuvastatin: TACTiC
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Part 3 | Session 10 Coronary Sinus Reducer in Refractory Angina: ORBITA COSMIC
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Part 3 | Session 11 TAVI Vs SAVR in Patients with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis: DEDICATE-DZHK6
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Part 4 | Session 1 Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology: What You Need to Know in 2024
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Part 4 | Session 2 Weight Loss Medications: What You Need to Know in 2024
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Part 1 | Session 1 ACC.24 Late-breaking Science Wrap Up
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Part 1 | Session 2 What's Hot at ACC.24? Late-breaking Science Preview
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Part 2 | Session 1 Late-Breaker Discussion: The EMPACT-MI Trial
ACC 2024 — Late-breaker host, Dr Harriette Van Spall and Principal Investigator, Dr C Michael Gibson discuss the AEGIS-II trial (CSL Behring) (NCT03473223).
This phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study investigated the efficacy and safety of an apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), CSL112 in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Investigators enrolled 18200 participants. The primary outcome measure is the time to first occurrence of any component of composite MACE.
Findings revealed at ACC.24 showed that amongst acute myocardial infarction patients with multivessel disease and additional cardiovascular risk factors on guideline directed background therapies, four weekly infusions of CSL112 did not significantly reduce cardiovascular death, MI or stroke through 90 days.
Secondary findings showed that that as baseline LDL-C increased, the potential treatment effect of ApoA-I infusion significantly increased when analysed as a continuous variable.
Recorded remotely from Boston and Hamilton, 2024.
Support: This is an independent content produced by Radcliffe Cardiology.
Editor: Mirjam Boros
Videographer: Tom Green, Mike Knight
Our recurring review series, View from the Thoraxcenter, hosted by Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen (Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL) offers a thorough examination of late-breaking and featured scientific findings, highlighting significant data.
To delve deeper into the pivotal clinical trial data unveiled at ACC 24, Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) conducts interviews with the principal investigators as part of her Late-Breaker Discussion Series.
For brief and focused coverage of the essential data unveiled, our accessible Expert Interviews were conducted with a select group of faculty members, concentrating on the results, relevance, and implications for future research.
Watch our Behind the Heart series to learn more the personal perspectives from the investigators behind top trials in cardiovascular science.
More from this programme
Part 1
View from the Thoraxcenter
In these concise episodes of View from the Thoraxcenter, Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen (Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL) offer their thoughts on the top late-breaking trials that will be presented at ACC.24.
Part 2
Late-Breaker Discussion Series
Host, Dr Harriette Van Spall is joined by principal investigators for discussion on selected late-breaking trials.
Part 3
Expert Interviews
Part 4
Highlights
Part 5
Behind the Heart
Watch our Behind the Heart series to learn more the personal perspectives from the investigators behind top trials in cardiovascular science.
Faculty Biographies

Michael C Gibson
CEO non-profit Baim / PERFUSE Research Institute, Harvard Professor, Cardiologist BIDMC, Founder & Chairman WikiDoc.org
Dr C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. is an interventional cardiologist, cardiovascular researcher & educator. He is the CEO of the combined non-profit Baim and PERFUSE research institutes at Harvard Medical School.
Dr Gibson did his internship, residency and chief residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and his cardiology fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center both at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Gibson has held numerous leadership positions in medicine including positions as a Coronary Care Unit Director, a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Director, a Chief of Cardiology and as a Vice Chairman of Medicine.

Harriette Van Spall
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of E-Health and Virtual Care
Dr Harriette Van Spall is an Associate Professor of Medicine and cardiologist and serves as Director of E-Health at McMaster University, Canada. She completed her medical and postgraduate clinical training at the University of Toronto and earned a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University, US. Dr Van Spall is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded clinical trialist and researcher with a focus on heart failure, health services, and health disparities.
She has garnered more than $4 million in research funding, has won several research awards, and has published her work in high-impact medical journals. She is an invited speaker, media correspondent, and editorial board member active in peer review at several high-impact medications journals and grant funding agencies, including Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Dr Van Spall is an Editorial Board…
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