News and Events
Empowering Communities Through Digital Health: The Techquity by FAITH! Digital Health Advocate Training
Transforming Lives with Digital Health Advocacy The Mayo Clinic’s FAITH! (Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health) Program, with training support from the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), recently completed the second phase of the groundbreaking Techquity by FAITH! initiative. This phase of the Techquity by FAITH! study focused on training Digital Health Advocates (DHAs) to promote cardiovascular health [...]
Amgen Announces Robust Weight Loss With Maritide In People Living With Obesity Or Overweight At 52 Weeks In A Phase 2 Study
MariTide Demonstrated up to ~20% Average Weight Loss at 52 Weeks Without a Weight Loss Plateau in People Living With Obesity or Overweight MariTide is the First Obesity Treatment With Monthly or Less Frequent Dosing to Demonstrate Safe and Effective Weight Loss in a Phase 2 Study In People With Type 2 Diabetes Living With Obesity or Overweight [...]
Attruby™ (acoramidis), a Near Complete TTR Stabilizer (≥90%), approved by FDA to Reduce Cardiovascular Death and Cardiovascular-related Hospitalization in ATTR-CM Patients
– Attruby is the first and only approved product with a label specifying near-complete stabilization of TTR. Attruby has been shown to preserve the native function of TTR as a transport protein of thyroxine and vitamin A and to demonstrate benefit on cardiovascular outcomes – Attruby demonstrated the most rapid benefit seen in any Phase 3 study of ATTR-CM [...]
Open-Label Extension Data Confirms Sustained Benefit of Acoramidis on Cardiovascular Outcomes, Including Statistically Significant Reduction in ACM Within 36 Months
Acoramidis demonstrated the earliest known time to separation in cardiovascular outcomes in the ATTRibute-CM study (3 months), with statistically significant risk reduction of 36% on All-Cause Mortality (ACM) alone at Month 36 within the Open Label Extension – The continued curve separation of the composite endpoint of ACM and recurrent cardiovascular-related hospitalizations (CVH) emphasizes the importance of early [...]
Promoting Cardiovascular Health Equity Association of Black Cardiologists Practical Model for Community-Engaged
Despite advancements in the assessment and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors, certain populations remain disproportionately affected by suboptimalCVD outcomes. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black Americans have overall worse cardiovascular health (CVH) 1 and higher CVD-related mortality rates than their Non-Hispanic White counterparts. These disparities arise from systemic health inequities deeply rooted in racism that lead [...]
Improving Health Care Access and Outcomes for Minority and High-Risk Populations
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) convened a roundtable dedicated to advancing equity and addressing health disparities in cardiovascular health. Attended by a diverse group of nearly 60 stakeholders, including government officials, clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates, the symposium focused on the “Improving Health Care Access and Outcomes for Minority and High-Risk Populations.” Participants delved into the [...]
Upcoming Events
ABC/Cleveland Clinic: Cardiovascular Update 2025 for Primary Care and General Cardiology
October 16 - October 17ABC EVENTS @ AHA25 in New Orleans, LA – November 8
November 7 - November 10ABC/AHA Joint Session: Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Innovation to Address Unmet Needs in Cardiovascular Care
November 8 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm