News and Events
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 [...]
Continuing to Address Gaps in Care in Minority Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
A multi-disciplinary discussion held in Washington, D.C., centered on health disparities in valvular heart disease (VHD) are identified key barriers, including lack of awareness, research gaps, and limited minority participation in clinical trials. Click Here to Download
Early Combination Therapy After Heart Attack Reduces Risk of Recurrence and Death
Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and myocardial infarction is the most common acute event. For those who survive a myocardial infarction, the risk of a new heart attack is greatest in the first year after the initial event because the blood vessels are more sensitive, making it easier for blood clots [...]
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