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DALLAS, May 11, 2021 The American Heart Association is pleased to announce the new Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award for Best Scientific Publication on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women to recognize and honor her pioneering career in cardiovascular medicine. Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., FAHA, is an emeritus professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center, founding consultant to the Emory Women s Heart Center and director of the Cardiac Clinics and Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Laboratory at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
All authors submitting manuscripts focused on cardiovascular disease and stroke in women in one of the American Heart Association s 12 scientific journals will have the option to select their manuscript for consideration for the Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award. Authors of manuscripts who self-identify as members of an under-represented race or ethnic group are enco
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Healthy ATL campaign to focus on improving community health and closing the health disparity gap
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Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan has teamed up with Emory Healthcare, the official team healthcare provider of the Atlanta Falcons, to help tackle heart disease and close the health disparities gap in the community.
Ryan and the Falcons have created the “Healthy ATL” campaign at Emory Healthcare to fund research and innovation to address health disparities, specifically in Black and Brown communities, many of which experience higher rates of cardiovascular disease and death compared to White communities.
“There are certain groups of people not only in our city and state, but in our country, who have much higher rates of heart disease namely Black and Brown Americans,” says Alanna Morris, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine and director of heart failure r
Tsunami of Chronic Health Conditions Expected, Research & Health Care Disrupted
By: Journal Reports, AHA
A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially cardiometabolic disease, may produce an enormous wave of death and disability that demands immediate, comprehensive strategies. In addition, COVID-19 has disrupted cardiovascular science and medicine, yet it presents opportunities to transform and create novel approaches that can yield new successes. These are the opinions of two esteemed leaders in cardiovascular disease care, research and strategy, detailed in two new Frame of Reference articles published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal
Expert calls for swift action to avoid chronic health conditions caused by COVID-19
A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially cardiometabolic disease, may produce an enormous wave of death and disability that demands immediate, comprehensive strategies.
In addition, COVID-19 has disrupted cardiovascular science and medicine, yet it presents opportunities to transform and create novel approaches that can yield new successes. These are the opinions of two esteemed leaders in cardiovascular disease care, research and strategy, detailed in two new Frame of Reference articles published today in the American Heart Association s flagship journal
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Tsunami of Chronic Health Conditions Expected Due to COVID-19 Disruption of Healthcare
COVID-19 disrupted all aspects of science and medicine and unmasked striking disparities and opportunities for transformation
April 6, 2021 A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, especially cardiometabolic disease, may produce an enormous wave of death and disability that demands immediate, comprehensive strategies. In addition, COVID-19 has disrupted cardiovascular science and medicine, yet it presents opportunities to transform and create novel approaches that can yield new successes. These are the opinions of two esteemed leaders in cardiovascular disease care, research and strategy, detailed in two new frame of reference articles published today in the American Heart Association (AHA) flagship journal