News and Events
In Memoriam: Dr. Baxter Montgomery, MD, FACC
It is with profound sadness that the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) shares the news of the passing of our esteemed colleague, visionary leader, and passionate healer, Dr. Baxter Montgomery. Dr. Montgomery was a board-certified cardiologist and a trailblazer in lifestyle medicine, nationally recognized for integrating whole food, plant-based nutrition into the prevention and reversal of chronic cardiovascular [...]
ACC/ABC Merck Research Fellowship Award
The purpose of the American College of Cardiology/Association of Black Cardiologists (ACC/ABC) Merck Research Fellowship Awards is to support advanced research fellowship training in adult cardiology thereby encouraging the development of careers in clinical investigation by cardiology trainees. The ACC is grateful to Merck for their continued financial support for these awards. Applications are due by June [...]
American College of Cardiology, Association of Black Cardiologists Recognize Three Merck Research Fellowship Awardees
The American College of Cardiology and the Association of Black Cardiologists have selected three recipients of the Merck Research Fellowship Award, fostering the next generation of cardiovascular investigators. Awardees will be recognized during the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25) in Chicago. The ACC/ABC Merck Research Fellowship provides three, one-year fellowships totaling $100,000 to support one [...]
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
Upcoming Events
NACE Conversations in Primary Care
March 14 @ 9:00 am - 2:55 pmAnnual Cardiologists-In-Training Educational Program and Dr. Jay Brown Best Abstract Competition
March 27 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pmABC General Membership Dinner Meeting
March 28 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmABC Dinner Meeting: APOL1 as a Window into Cardiometabolic and Kidney Disparities
March 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmJoint Symposium of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
March 30 @ 10:45 am - 11:45 amESCAPE: Emory Symposium on Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention & Education
June 26 - June 28