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Association Of Black Cardiologists Applauds Illinois Legislation Requiring Insurance Coverage For Peripheral Artery Disease Screening
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) strongly commends the Illinois State Legislature and Senator Napoleon Harris III for advancing critical legislation that would require insurance companies to cover medically necessary peripheral artery disease (PAD) screenings for individuals at risk. The bill, championed in the House by State Representative Thaddeus Jones (D-South Holland), passed the House Insurance Committee unanimously [...]
BridgeBio to Present Clinical Outcomes, Quality of Life Measures and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Events in Patients with ATTR-CM
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (“BridgeBio” or the “Company”), a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, announced today that one rapid-fire abstract and two moderated ePosters on the clinical outcomes and quality of life measures provided by acoramidis in variant transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and one moderated ePoster on a post-hoc analysis of the lower [...]
Many Young Adults Have High Long-term Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds
A recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has found that one in seven U.S. adults between the ages of 30 and 59 years have a high 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease. The findings emphasize the importance of calculating both short-term and long-term risk for cardiovascular disease in young adults in primary care settings. Read More
Get a Pulse on ‘PAD’ Campaign Named SABRE Award Finalist
The Get a Pulse on PAD campaign — spearheaded by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and supported by BRG Communications — has been named a finalist in the Association category of the 2025 SABRE Awards North America. This national awareness initiative, developed by the PAD Pulse Alliance — which includes the Association of Black Cardiologists, [...]
Cardiology Conversations That Matter: 4 Insightful Interviews You Don’t Want to Miss
What's driving excess cardiovascular mortality in Black Americans? How is financial toxicity impacting care? What's next in amyloid cardiomyopathy treatment and preventive cardiology? In a compelling interview series hosted by NACE Chief Medical Officer Gregg Sherman, M.D., ABC members Drs. Modele Ogunniyi, Selma Mohammed and Eldrin Lewis along with Pam Taub share clinical insights, emerging therapies and strategies [...]
Escape: Emory Symposium on Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention & Education
ESCAPE features nationally and internationally renowned speakers discussing ACC/AHA guidelines on hypertension, blood cholesterol, women's heart disease, electrophysiology, peripheral artery disease, interventional cardiology and congestive heart failure. At ESCAPE, attendees will hear nationally renowned speakers discuss ACC/AHA guidelines on hypertension, blood cholesterol, women’s heart disease, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, and congestive heart failure. Save The Date June 27 [...]
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