
ACCEL Lite: Featured ACCEL Interviews on Exciting CV Research
The American College of Cardiology offers select interviews and summaries of cardiology’s most interesting research areas from ACCEL’s renowned library, hosted by ACCEL Editor-in-Chief Alison L. Bailey, MD, FACC, FAACPVR.
Latest episodes

Dec 21, 2023 • 18min
ACCEL Lite: Top Takeaways from 2023: Electrophysiology with DJ Lakkireddy, MD, MBA, FACC
In this interview, Dhanunjaya “DJ” Lakkireddy, MBBS, FACC, and Alison L. Bailey, MD, FACC discuss the top takeaways from 2023 in cardiac electrophysiology including AF and the latest guidelines and ARTESIA and MONITOR-AF studies. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Dec 19, 2023 • 15min
ACCEL Lite: Top Takeaways from 2023: Preventive Cardiology with Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC
In this interview, Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, and Alison L. Bailey, MD, FACC discuss the top takeaways from 2023 in Preventive Cardiology including the CLEAR-Outcomes, REPRIEVE, and SELECT trials. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Dec 14, 2023 • 16min
ACCEL Lite: Top Takeaways from 2023: Heart Failure with Clyde Yancy MD, MSc, FACC
In this interview, Clyde Yancy MD, MSc, FACC, and Alison L. Bailey MD, FACC, discuss the Top Takeaways from 2023 in Heart Failure. Dr. Yancy discusses trials including STEP-HFpEF, SELCT and DELIVER. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Dec 12, 2023 • 13min
ACCEL Lite: Top Takeaways from 2023: CV Imaging with Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC
In this interview, Christopher M. Kramer MD, FACC, and Alison L. Bailey MD FACC, discuss the Top Takeaways from 2023 in CV Imaging. Dr. Kramer discusses the PRECISE trial, AI evolution in imaging and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Dec 5, 2023 • 16min
ACCEL Lite: Top Takeaways from 2023: Interventional Cardiology with Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC
In this interview, Deepak Bhatt, MD, FACC, and Alison L. Bailey, MD FACC, discuss Top Takeaways from 2023 in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Bhatt discusses trials including FIRE, MULTISTARS, and TRILUMINATE. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Nov 30, 2023 • 12min
ACCEL Lite: AHA Late-Breaker ORBITA-2: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
ORBITA-2 was designed to test whether stents reduce angina more than a placebo procedure in patients with single or multivessel disease on little or no antianginal medication at 12 weeks of follow up. In this interview, Christopher Rajkumar, MD, Rasha Al-Lamee, MD, and William E. Boden MD, FACC, discuss AHA Late-Breaker: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina (ORBITA-2): A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Nov 28, 2023 • 15min
ACCEL Lite: From JACC: Risk of Arrhythmic Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) is common and patients are at significant risk for early mortality secondary to ventricular arrhythmias. In this interview, Jonathan Chrispin MD, FACC, and Dhanunjaya “DJ” Lakkireddy MBBS, FACC, discuss Risk of Arrhythmic Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Nov 21, 2023 • 10min
ACCEL Lite: AHA Late-Breaker SPEC-AI: Screening for Peripartum Cardiomyopathies Using an AI-Enhanced Digital Stethoscope: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Detecting HF (cardiac dysfunction) during pregnancy and shortly after having a baby can be challenging for health care professionals and is often delayed. The use of a device powered by artificial intelligence can assist health care providers in identifying this condition earlier. In this interview, Demilade A. Adedinsewo MD, FACC, and Steven E. Nissen MD, MACC, discuss the AHA Late-Breaker: Screening for Peripartum Cardiomyopathies Using an Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Digital Stethoscope: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Nov 17, 2023 • 12min
ACCEL Lite: AHA Late-Breaker: DAPA-MI - A Registry-Based Randomized Trial of Dapagliflozin in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Diabetes
Results of this trial indicate that dapagliflozin treatment immediately after an acute heart attack reduced adverse cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes. In this interview, Stefan James MD, PhD and Laxmi Mehta MD, FACC, discuss AHA Late-Breaker: DAPA-MI - A Registry-Based Randomized Trial of Dapagliflozin in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Diabetes. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL

Nov 7, 2023 • 12min
ACCEL Lite: Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy
Testosterone is widely prescribed to aging men but there have been concerns about heart-related safety. The FDA mandated that the makers of testosterone products conduct a trial to determine if these drugs increase the risk of heart attack or stroke. In this interview, Steven E. Nissen, MD, MACC, and William E. Boden MD, FACC, discuss Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe to ACCEL