News and Events
2025 International Dr. Jay Brown Best Abstract Competition
Description The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), supported, in part, by Amgen Pharmaceuticals, is thrilled to announce the inaugural 2025 International Dr. Jay Brown Best Abstract Competition. This prestigious event celebrates excellence in cardiovascular research and honors the legacy of Dr. Jay Brown, a stalwart in cardiology whose contributions have significantly advanced the field. The competition invites researchers [...]
Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP) Fellowship Support
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to announce a Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP) Fellowship support opportunity funded by Johnson & Johnson MedTech. ABC is offering four (4) awards of $50,000 each to support fellows pursuing subspecialty training in Cardiac Electrophysiology. This initiative aims to advance diverse representation in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and promote healthcare [...]
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 [...]
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