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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ASNC SmartBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for nuclear cardiology professionals, ASNC SmartBrief is a FREE weekly e-mail newsletter. It keeps you up to date on industry news, developments, and new technology.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/asnc/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/asnc?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>ASNC SmartBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/asnc?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Survey links physician lifestyle habits to patient advice</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DB32DEA0A-99E6-4B4F-BE62-49DB0C906613%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DB32DEA0A-99E6-4B4F-BE62-49DB0C906613%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Primary care professionals who exercised most days were twice as likely as those who were sedentary to recommend to patients &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DB32DEA0A-99E6-4B4F-BE62-49DB0C906613%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Top Stories</category></item><item><title>Physician practice management varies for cardiovascular risk factors</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DBF0FF0F3-8B02-4CB2-A309-5FD360832081%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DBF0FF0F3-8B02-4CB2-A309-5FD360832081%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DBF0FF0F3-8B02-4CB2-A309-5FD360832081%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Top Stories</category></item><item><title>We can do even better on CVD prevention in women, doc writes</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D7005BBFC-F1E5-4DD1-BCA6-9296B905CAD8%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D7005BBFC-F1E5-4DD1-BCA6-9296B905CAD8%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Women who suffered pregnancy complications including preeclampsia and those who have a systemic autoimmune collagen-vascular &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D7005BBFC-F1E5-4DD1-BCA6-9296B905CAD8%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Top Stories</category></item><item><title>Research aims to unravel genetics behind heart disease</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DEF8D3F3E-D33A-46EF-A11D-99259E9CF78D%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DEF8D3F3E-D33A-46EF-A11D-99259E9CF78D%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Members of a family beset by early-onset heart disease are participating in an NIH study aimed at identifying genetic causes &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DEF8D3F3E-D33A-46EF-A11D-99259E9CF78D%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Medical Focus</category></item><item><title>Study: Excess body fat after age 50 raises cardiovascular risk</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DC284F915-C798-4CA4-B47E-BE2E212E97A0%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DC284F915-C798-4CA4-B47E-BE2E212E97A0%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Excess body fat in people over age 50 can lead to hardening of the arteries and an increased risk of dying from cardiovascula&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DC284F915-C798-4CA4-B47E-BE2E212E97A0%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Medical Focus</category></item><item><title>Study supports use of CCTA for angina</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D17744EA2-29AC-4DCE-9AAF-FA4AD15E36DB%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D17744EA2-29AC-4DCE-9AAF-FA4AD15E36DB%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D17744EA2-29AC-4DCE-9AAF-FA4AD15E36DB%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Medical Focus</category></item><item><title>Are bioabsorbable scaffolds the next big thing in stenting?</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D8096D1A3-18FD-4505-942B-0AED0539E7F0%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D8096D1A3-18FD-4505-942B-0AED0539E7F0%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D8096D1A3-18FD-4505-942B-0AED0539E7F0%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Medical Focus</category></item><item><title>HHS cuts payments to stretch high-risk insurance fund</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D89514F34-E5DF-44A4-8A61-51E1C0BAD3EE%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D89514F34-E5DF-44A4-8A61-51E1C0BAD3EE%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">HHS is reducing payments to health care providers in an effort to stretch dwindling funds in the federal program for people w&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D89514F34-E5DF-44A4-8A61-51E1C0BAD3EE%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Regulatory &amp; Policy</category></item><item><title>CBO's estimates agree with White House's Medicare projections</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DE97CE84F-4361-422D-AAF4-11C335696739%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DE97CE84F-4361-422D-AAF4-11C335696739%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Congressional Budget Office released estimates Friday that President Barack Obama's budget proposal would save Medicare $&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DE97CE84F-4361-422D-AAF4-11C335696739%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><a href="http://www.asnc.org/content_11624.cfm?navID=425"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/6B8CAA37-D133-4796-9C52-D4443D1E34BC/JNCCMESmartBrief.jpg"/></a></div></p>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Regulatory &amp; Policy</category></item><item><title>Free MPI webinar on May 29!</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D05A64CA6-B5AB-4551-A282-1D0B327BC793%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D05A64CA6-B5AB-4551-A282-1D0B327BC793%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Registration is open for the third complimentary webinar hosted by ASNC and IAEA. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D05A64CA6-B5AB-4551-A282-1D0B327BC793%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>ASNC News</category></item><item><title>Board prep early-bird registration ends June 2!</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D83B25EB5-12D2-4ED6-BA2F-CE1743496E50%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D83B25EB5-12D2-4ED6-BA2F-CE1743496E50%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Hurry! &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D83B25EB5-12D2-4ED6-BA2F-CE1743496E50%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>ASNC News</category></item><item><title>SmartBrief will not publish May 27</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DF8BBEE60-2D3F-4EDE-BC0B-874077573D69%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DF8BBEE60-2D3F-4EDE-BC0B-874077573D69%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">In observance of the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S., ASNC SmartBrief will not publish on Monday, May 27. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3DF8BBEE60-2D3F-4EDE-BC0B-874077573D69%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>Editor's Note</category></item><item><title>Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D46AD9064-C640-4129-A3EE-F424299C40F4%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D46AD9064-C640-4129-A3EE-F424299C40F4%26brief%3Dasnc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Zora Neale Hurston,American anthropologist and writer&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D4264217F-BC94-4D71-A76D-1E2E71B4561C%26copyid%3D46AD9064-C640-4129-A3EE-F424299C40F4%26brief%3DASNC%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>22 May 2013 11:15:12 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>