News and Events
ABC Convenes Leaders to Advance Cardiovascular Policy and Innovation
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) hosted its 2025 Policy Pulse Summit in Washington, D.C., gathering policymakers, clinicians, and health equity leaders to focus on prevention, access to cardiovascular care, and policy-driven solutions to persistent health gaps. Association of Black Cardiologists 2025 Policy Pulse Summit Bridging Gaps in Cardiovascular Care Through Policy and Innovation Event Summary October 10, [...]
New On-Demand CME Courses Now Available: Advancing Care in Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Hypertension
The ABC is pleased to announce the availability of a new series of on-demand CME/CE courses designed to support clinicians in addressing complex, high-impact cardiovascular conditions. Developed in collaboration with an educational partner and supported through dedicated grant funding, these courses focus on closing treatment gaps and strengthening clinical approaches to conditions that disproportionately affect Black and [...]
Cytokinetics Announces FDA Approval of MYQORZO™ (aficamten) for the Treatment of Adults with Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved MYQORZO™ (aficamten), 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg tablets for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) to improve functional capacity and symptoms. MYQORZO is an allosteric and reversible inhibitor of cardiac myosin motor activity. In patients [...]
Thank You for Celebrating 50 Years With Us!
Thank you for helping make ABC’s Golden Celebration Weekend a meaningful milestone. Your support allowed us to honor our founder and founding members, elevate critical conversations on maternal health equity and public policy, and engage our next generation of leaders with didactic and immersive experiences. We’re grateful to have you with us as we begin the next [...]
ESC and ABC Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Equity and Innovation in Cardiology
ABC and ESC leadership at ESC Congress 2025, Madrid - Spain. Left to Right: Norissa Haynes, MD, Valentina Tursini, MD, Anekwe Onwuyani, MD, L. Neicey Johnson, Esq., Anthony Fletcher, MD, and Jean-Francois Riffaud, ESC CEO. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) are thrilled to announce the signing of a landmark Memorandum [...]
AMGEN’S REPATHA® CUTS RISK OF FIRST MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS BY 25% IN LANDMARK PHASE 3 VESALIUS-CV TRIAL
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced detailed results from the Phase 3 VESALIUS-CV clinical trial, which showed that Repatha® (evolocumab) achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in high-risk adults without a prior heart attack or stroke, when added to statins or other low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [...]
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