The Heart Valve Disease Policy Task Force is a coalition of organizations advocating for policy solutions that improve access, research, and awareness on heart valve disease detection and treatment. The Heart Valve Disease Policy Task Force believes that ALL patients should have access to ALL appropriate treatments. Volume is no longer a necessary surrogate for outcomes and…
The ACC is looking for fellows currently enrolled in accredited training programs or in their early career years to apply for its Research & Career Development Awards. Winners will receive $70,000 in funding to support a year of exploring new disease states, therapies and treatments that move the field of cardiovascular medicine forward. Awardees will…
Help the American College of Cardiology Recognize Colleagues Who Are Making a Difference Awarded annually, these honors recognize exceptional individuals who have distinguished themselves for their service to their peers and to the cardiovascular profession. Twelve awards celebrate achievement in areas including diversity and inclusiveness, women’s cardiovascular disease, scientific research, teaching, and mentorship. We encourage you to…
Study Authors: Keyur B. Shah, Anit K. Mankad, Adam Castano, Olakunle O. Akinboboye, Phillip B. Duncan, Icilma V. Fergus, Mathew S. Maurer Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy that mimics hypertensive and hypertrophic heart disease and often goes undiagnosed. In the United States, the hereditary form disproportionately afflicts black Americans, who when compared with whites with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis,…
ABC Founder and NMA Immediate Past President Dr. Richard Allen Williams received an Honorary Doctor of Science from SUNY Downstate School of Medicine President Dr. Wayne J. Riley at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 22, 2018. Congratulations Dr. Williams!
Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brigham and Women’s Hospital is seeking a distinguished physician scientist to serve as Chief and Senior Physician in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and hold an academic appointment as…