Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP

Craig Beavers, PharmD, discusses transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) red flags, treatment evidence, and how pharmacists can drive earlier diagnosis and improve patient outcomes.

Craig Beavers, PharmD, shares his initial thoughts on the new 2026 CKM guidelines, which highlights a landmark shift in cardiovascular care.

Craig Beavers highlights 3 major developments in cardiovascular and cardiometabolic medicine that pharmacists should have on their radar.

Rhonda Monroe discusses her harrowing journey as a 3-time heart attack and stroke survivor, highlighting the critical importance of patient self-advocacy.

Pharmacists' role in lipid management takes center stage with the 2026 dyslipidemia guideline update.

Craig Beavers urges pharmacists to engage with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) management and explains how the alignment between mavacamten's clinical trial data and real-world outcomes validates its role as a safe, effective, and sustainable long-term therapy.

Craig Beavers discusses how mavacamten's established long-term safety data strengthen shared decision-making conversations, and outlines best practices for multidisciplinary collaboration when implementing cardiac myosin inhibitor therapy in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM).

Emerging therapies, AI, and patient-centered approaches are reshaping cardiovascular pharmacy.

Craig Beavers explains how mavacamten's REMS program and its clearly defined echo-based monitoring protocols create a unique opportunity for pharmacists to take an active role in managing patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM).

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a vital tool for pharmacists in cardiovascular care—supporting clinical decisions, patient education, and adherence while maintaining guideline alignment.

Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, breaks down the key distinctions between obstructive and nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) and explains how cardiac myosin inhibitors target the underlying disease mechanism.

Explore how pharmacists elevate electrophysiology care and get a preview of ACC 2026 trials on AF, HFpEF, pulmonary embolism, and hypertension.

Despite persistent gaps in cardiovascular risk management, pharmacists are proving essential in improving LDL control, guiding statin use, and supporting evidence-based care across clinical settings.

Pharmacists have become central to titration, access, patient education, and logistics as GLP-1 use grows and cardiometabolic management evolves.

Experts discuss guideline adoption, therapeutic advances, and team-based care.

Experts discuss practice expansion, guideline updates, and team-based care.

Allison Burnett, PharmD, joins The Tell-Tale Heart to break down the first-ever ACC/AHA acute pulmonary embolism guidelines.

Craig Beavers, PharmD, explores new phase 3 evidence on factor XIa inhibitors for secondary stroke prevention, highlighting OCEANIC-STROKE results, safety, and patient selection.

Host Craig Beavers explores why US blood pressure control still lags despite proven treatments.

Craig Beavers is joined by the investigators of the POLY-HF trial to reinforce the critical role of pharmacist counseling and education in treating patients with heart failure.

Craig Beavers and Kyle Fischer, PharmD, BCCP, MBA, discuss key late-breaking cardiovascular trials expected at the American Heart Association’s upcoming annual meeting, exploring their clinical relevance and implications for pharmacists.

Prior to the 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions Meeting, Craig J. Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS (AQ-Cardiology), CACP, discusses two recent papers that are influencing practice within the cardiovascular space.

Craig Beavers discusses recent developments in hypertension management and the clinical implications of the Bax Hypertension and KARDIA-3 trials with Shelby Tungate from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Host Craig Beavers discusses the validity of meta-analyses and highlights analyses from European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2025 with Bill Baker, PharmD, FCCP, FACC, FAHA.

Panelists discuss how anticipated updates to cholesterol guidelines and related cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health (CKM) guidelines this year are expected to shape low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management strategies and influence treatment recommendations for high-risk patients.

Panelists discuss how key clinical and economic factors, such as efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness, patient adherence, and proper monitoring, should be considered when evaluating new low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering medications for formulary inclusion, and how health care teams can optimize therapy management through patient counseling, monitoring, and coordination of injection therapies to improve outcomes.

Panelists discuss how ongoing monitoring and individualized treatment adjustments can help mitigate adverse events associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapies while maintaining efficacy and explore strategies to navigate insurance barriers and ensure timely access to nonstatin LDL-C–lowering medications.

Panelists discuss how patient education should emphasize the importance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management, the benefits and risks of therapy intensification, and how clinicians can navigate the expanding range of LDL-C–lowering agents by considering patient-specific factors such as cardiovascular risk, prior treatments, and cost-effectiveness.

Panelists discuss how clinical teams can identify and address nonadherence to statin and nonstatin therapies by leveraging electronic health record (EHR) systems for adherence monitoring and optimizing patient outcomes.

Panelists discuss how health care teams can ensure patients remain on optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapy by leveraging collaborative strategies, facilitating therapy intensification, and incorporating essential components into shared decision-making tools to personalize treatment plans.