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    Highlights • Around 40% of LDLR variants are classified as VUS, posing as the biggest hurdle to reach a definitive FH diagnosis. • We optimized and validated a time- and cost-effective high-through…

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    A 76-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, carpal tunnel syndrome, and benign prostatic hypertrophy was recently diagnosed with wildtype transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction of 51% on echocardiography. He does not have a known history of atrial fibrillation or coronary artery disease. He…

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  • Mashup Score: 31

    A 71-year-old man with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; 30%) due to ischemic cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia is admitted for acute decompensated heart failure (HF). He received 3 days of intravenous furosemide and optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). He is now euvolemic. He reports dizziness with ambulation this morning during bedside…

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    A 68-year-old woman with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; left ventricular ejection fraction 35%), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and stable chronic kidney disease (CKD) is seen in the clinic 2 weeks after admission for acute decompensated heart failure (HF), for which she required several days of intravenous diuresis. She was discharged on her previous medications: metoprolol…

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    We are grateful to these distinguished Members of the American College of Cardiology who contributed to this collection: Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC (Chair) Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACC Anum Saeed, MD Salim S. Virani, MD, FACC Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC

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    The patient is a 70-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus type I, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anemia, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and s/p atrial flutter ablation 6 months ago. He presents with dyspnea on exertion, pedal edema, and weight gain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) (Figure 1) is performed. Figure 1

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    We are grateful to these distinguished Members of the American College of Cardiology who contributed to this collection: Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC (Chair) Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACC Anum Saeed, MD Salim S. Virani, MD, FACC Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC

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  • Mashup Score: 1

    We are grateful to these distinguished Members of the American College of Cardiology who contributed to this collection: Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC (Chair) Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACC Anum Saeed, MD Salim S. Virani, MD, FACC Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC

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