The inimitable Dr Roxana Mehran & Sharonne Hayes MD on the Hill today advocating for women’s heart health and women’s health research. A great day for Women As One in partnership with @WomeHeartOrg Medtronic Vascular Health & The Atlantic.

Important updates 👇👇👇

We also propose a new criteria C-INEEDHELP that recognizes role of #cardiaccachexia as defining role in HF Dr Amanda Vest Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA Rebecca Cogswell

Moms, we have a #MothersDay message for you: Self-care is NOT a luxury. It is essential for your physical, emotional and mental health. It’s time to make it a habit.

Key Takeaways from Today: -HTN is common. HTN control is not. -Following protocol and implementing team-based care saves lives. -HTN control can save more lives than any other intervention. -All stakeholders have a role in prioritizing equitable HTN control. #NFHTN24

“9 Great Summer Reads For Doctors - Or Anyone Interested in Medicine” 📚 Thank you to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)’s newsletter for including LEGACY on their summer reading list!! Full list here: aamc.org/news/9-great-s…

I appreciated the opportunity to join Women As One for their important discussion on the future of women’s heart health. It is imperative that Congress help the nearly 60 million U.S. women living with heart disease.

Presented at the HFA meeting and simultaneous publication in @JAMA. In this study of 4 large cohorts (ARIC, MESA, REGARDS, WHI) pooling >23,000 self-reported Black participants, the prevalence of the V142I variant was 3.2%. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Thrilled to see our #QCOR23 at #AHA23 #healthequity session in print! Special 🙏🏾 to coauthors Dr. Dapo Amber Johnson, MD Jelani K. Grant Aubrey J. Grant M.D. FACC Johanna Contreras, MD, MSc Karen Joynt Maddox Partho P Sengupta Join us on Nov. 15 for #QCOR24 at #AHA24 AHA Science Emily O’Brien #healthequity #AHA100 #BoldHearts

Even with protocols in place, there is room for bias in the heart transplant eval. We looked at all pts evaluated for HT at our 🏥 over 8 yrs. ⬇️ 1️⃣ Substance use cited as ineligibility factor in 151/1148 evaluated pts. Only 16 (‼️) of those pts went on to get HT!

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Congratulations on the publication of this impt paper! Following GDMT is 1 way to ⬇️gender bias. We are now finally getting GDMT for CVD that affect women. Gina Lundberg MD FACC FAHA Dr. Laxmi Mehta Stacey Rosen, M.D. Toniya Singh MD FACC GoRedforWomen Biljana Parapid, MD, PhD, FESC Kamala Tamirisa MD Sharonne Hayes MD

Happy #Juneteenth! We honor all those who were a relentless force for freedom and celebrate everyone today making bold moves to create a more just and equitable nation.

In celebration of Juneteenth . . . in the words of Dr. Opal Lee! #juneteenth #opallee #ourvoicesmatter #shirleychisholminstitute #vote

A new #JACC paper on excess CV mortality among Black Americans highlights the need for more research into health policies, #SDOH & structural factors, calling for solutions to eliminate persistent health inequities. bit.ly/3z7B5Vz #Juneteenth #HealthEquity @jaccjournals

Today we honor #Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It's a reminder of the resilience of the Black community & a call to action to address health disparities that exist. Join us in advocating for policies that promote #healthequity for all.

Honored to co-author JACC Journals editorial: call for equity of CV care to prevent the large number of deaths from #HeartDisease in Black Americans. Jeff Kuvin Robert Roswell Deborah Roberts Sharonne Hayes MD Minnow Walsh, MD, MACC Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc Stacey Rosen, M.D. Tara Narula M.D. Dr. Laxmi Mehta

⭐️Important contribution from Rishi J Desai & team examining county-level GDMT optimization across the US. Marked variability by county highlights the need for prespecified SES-based equity evaluations for ongoing/future #ImpSci interventions. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

1/ NEW 📝 in JAMA Network Open. In our latest from the REACH-AF Study, we asked: Does the racial & ethnic diversity of your VA medical center impact prescribing of stroke-reducing 💊 for #AFib. Short answer: YES! A 🧵 on what we found. #Pharmacoequity jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New JACC Journals simultaneous publication w/ #ARM24 🔥 Private equity acquisitions of outpatient #cardiology practices have ⬆️ sharply in the US, which could have major implications for quality, costs, & outcomes Led by Vicky Bartlett & Michael Liu jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…