Eduardo Marban, MD, PhD Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Tulane University Cedars-Sinai Academic Medicine Christine Albert Michelle Kittleson MD PhD Sumeet Chugh Dr. Merije “MJ” Chukumerije Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Imagine how many lives we would save if we changed our focus on closing these gaps? If we could address the SDOH and remove racism and bias in care, lives would be saved. And so would our healthcare dollars.❤️‍🩹

What a wonderful day Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai with the amazing Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA visiting us and discussing the Moral and Practical imperative to eliminated disparities in CVD!
💔 shortened life expectancy in USA if you are Black
💔Gap in mortality influenced by income (⬇️10 years 💃🏻 15 years 🙋🏿‍♂️)

Today, our wildest dreams came true. We are beyond humbled and excited. The Osler Medical Residency #Match2024

Ensuring health equity demands targeted interventions to eliminate disparities across race/ethnicity, sex/gender, geography, socioeconomic status, ability or disability. It is a moral and practical imperative. Thank you Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai for this opportunity.

Just two mentees catching up with our mentor on Lundi Gras! We are so thankful to have you in our lives. And now, thanks to you, ⁦Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA⁩, I’ve gained another wonderful mentor in ⁦Ayan Lina Ali, MD⁩! 💜💚💛

For your patients and community, please see this easy to read ABC news report where I comment on Lp(a)
February Heart Month.

Here is the link to the article: abcnews.go.com/Health/heart-h…

To protect our cardiovascular patients, Flu Ready NOLA advocates for the flu vaccine.

Please see our new HealthyHeartCPP public service video, emphasizing the significance of flu vaccination in maintaining heart health.

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Let's help people help themselves - HealthyHeartCPP takes on flu and medical misinformation.

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Thankful for the support from my great friend and colleague Dr. George Mensah George Mensah, MD

Will the new and emerging therapeutic approaches described control hypertension and reduce disparities? Perhaps, but we must use the tools and methods we have now and apply newer therapies with equity in mind. Healio

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At our usual spot. How lucky am I - to be guided, supported, and inspired by Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA 💫

Why do I love NOLA?
Mid-December, bright sun, 60 degrees and a great long walk along the Bayou!!!
But once again who do I see?
Over my shoulder, catching some sun🌅
My ole friend

Structural racism is a complex, gumbo-like mixture of disadvantaged socioeconomic status and a long history of discrimination across multiple societal sectors, including health care. To read my article in Nature Reviews Cardiology, see below ⬇️

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Our take home message:
If we don't control BP and apply evidence-based medicine regardless of race/ethnicity, sex/gender, geography, SES, ability or disability, we are not going to achieve a just society. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN #AHA23