Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, has been named the next editor-in-chief of JACC: Heart Failure, joining the growing number of women at the helm of JACC Journals. Bozkurt, an advanced heart failure specialist, will build upon the legacy of Christopher M. O’Connor, MD, MACC, who has served as editor-in-chief since the journal’s inception. “I am honored to be selected as the editor-in-chief of JACC: Heart Failure,” Bozkurt said. “My vision is for the journal to play a vital and transformative role through dissemination of highest quality science and knowledge across the whole spectrum of heart failure care. I look forward to working with colleagues worldwide and being a part of the JACC journals family.” Read more.

JACC Patient Pathways is a new interactive case report experience that depicts the integration of cross-specialty decision making supported by evidence-based medicine within a single patient journey. Reflecting a patient’s real-life care pathway, “A Young Female Patient in Extremis,” combines data points and clinical images from diagnostic assessment and treatment, as well as clips from the caregivers and an expert video panel, chaired by Dr. Valentin Fuster. Explore the interactive case.

Set to launch in early 2021, JACC: Advances is now accepting submissions. Aimed at advancing new and emerging fields of cardiovascular (CV) medicine, the Journal will publish original research and review articles pertaining to new patient populations, novel aspect of CV care, and new approaches to diagnosis and treatment of CVD. Instructions for Authors can be found on the submission website. Also recently announced, Editor-in-Chief Candice Silversides, MD, will be joined on the editorial board by Deputy Editor David R. Holmes, Jr., MD, MACC, and Associate Editors Gerhard-Paul Diller, MD, PhD; Uri Elkayam, MD, FACC; Patrick R. Lawler, MD, MPH; Luc Mertens, MD, PhD; and Garima Sharma, MD, FACC. Learn more.

A new JACC Chest Pain Interactive Tool is now available to help clinicians determine risk and appropriate testing in patients presenting with chest pain by quickly walking through multiple scenarios based on recommendations from the newly released AHA/ACC 2021 Chest Pain Guideline. The web-based tool easily connects clinicians to the recommendations, tables and figures from the new guideline and outlines the path forward for low- to high-risk patients with acute and stable chest pain. Visit the JACC Chest Pain Guideline Hub.