
Eagle's Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org
The weekly cardiovascular update from Kim Eagle, MD, MACC for ACC.org covering the hottest cardiovascular topics, from new clinical guidelines to practice-changing research and innovative quality initiatives and tools.
Latest episodes

Mar 6, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: Lipoprotein(a), Cardiovascular Disease, Interoperative Anemia and Sex Disparity and the Effectiveness of Surveillance Stress Testing
This week, Dr. Eagle dedicates this episode of Eagle’s Eye View to JACC and the upcoming special issue of the Journal edited by Dr. Fuster. Dr. Eagle comments cover JACC articles on lipoprotein(a) and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with or without baseline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, then explores intraoperative anemia and how it mediates sex disparity in operative mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about the value of surveillance stress testing after percutaneous intervention for patients with multivessel or left main coronary disease. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Feb 28, 2024 • 10min
Eagle’s Eye View: ASCVD Risk and Diabetes, TRI-SCORE , Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation, COVID Boosters and Myocarditis
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle covers coronary calcium scores and how they predict ASCVD risk in the presence of left main disease and diabetes. He then explores TRI-SCORE and the benefits of intervention in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation. Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about booster vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines and myocarditis in adolescents and young adults. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Feb 21, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: Postpartum Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiac Risk and Spinal Cord Injury, Imaging and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle covers opportunities in the postpartum period to reduce cardiovascular disease risk after adverse pregnancy outcomes. He then explores the apparent increased risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure and atrial fibrillation after spinal cord injury. Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about a systematic review and network meta-analysis of coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography in the guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Feb 14, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: The AHA’s PREVENT Equations, Implantable Hemodynamic Monitors and the NOTION Trial
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses the development and validation of the American Heart Association’s PREVENT risk assessment tool. He then explores implantable hemodynamic monitors and their role in improving survival in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about the 10-year outcomes of the NOTION trial regarding transcatheter or surgical aortic valve implantation. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Feb 7, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Physical Activity and Cognitive Decline, Consumer Mobile Technologies
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses recovery in peripartum cardiomyopathy. He then explores a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association of physical activity and cognitive decline among older adults. Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about the promises and perils of consumer mobile technologies in cardiovascular care. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Jan 31, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: NOAC vs. Warfarin For AFib, Sex Disparities in Medical-Guided Therapy Among HFrEF Patients, Polygenic Risk in Families With Spontaneous SCAD
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses the use of non–Vitamin-K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin across the spectrum of body mass index and weight. He then explores sex disparities in longitudinal use and intensification of guideline-directed medical therapy among patients with newly diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about polygenic risk in families with spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Jan 24, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: When DOACS Should Not Be Used as Standard Treatment, Intervention for Complex Coronary Lesions through OCT vs IVUS, Impact of Bempedoic Acid on CV Events
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses a JACC State of the Art Review noting direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) should not be standard treatment. He then explores various ways of guiding intervention for complex coronary lesions by optical coherence tomography (OCT) or intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Finally, Dr. Eagle talks about a prespecified analysis of the CLEAR Outcomes Randomized Trial on the impact of bempedoic acid on total cardiovascular events. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Jan 17, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: ‘False Positive’ Exercise ECG Tests, Oral Coagulants v. Vitamin K Antagonists, Outcomes Following the Ross Procedure
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle explores rethinking “false positive” exercise ECG Tests in patients with microvascular dysfunction. He then discusses a recent comparison of direct oral anticoagulants vs Vitamin K antagonists after transcatheter mitral valve replacement. Finally, Dr. Eagle examines a post-hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial assessing long-term clinical and echocardiographic outcomes following the Ross procedure. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Jan 10, 2024 • 9min
Eagle’s Eye View: Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology, Arterial Thromboembolism, and the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Guidelines
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle explores using AI Large Language Models for cardiology. He then discusses arterial thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1. Finally, Dr. Eagle examines a focused update on the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Guidelines. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View

Dec 22, 2023 • 4min
Eagle’s Eye View: The Year in Cardiology: 2023 in Review
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle explores the breakthroughs, trends, and major developments in cardiology over the last twelve months. Subscribe to Eagle’s Eye View