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3 Powerful Strategies: Combatting Cardiometabolic Risk Factors for Black Americans 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Black History Month is a poignant backdrop to the alarming rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes, particularly among those of marginalized populations. Two major risk factors for CVD are hypertension and diabetes, which also place a heavier burden on minority groups. and the interplay of these various factors.

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Proposed Risk Factor Tool Finds Heart Failure Rates are Higher Among American Indian Adults

DAIC

The analysis also found smoking, Type 2 diabetes status, kidney damage, previous heart attack and high blood pressure are major modifiable determinants of developing heart failure over five to 10 years among American Indian adults. and a researcher at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Fatima Rodriguez

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Cardiometabolic Health Congress faculty member, Fátima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, has committed much of her clinical and research efforts to reducing health disparities in Hispanic-American communities. with Hispanic heritage.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

Risk factors for PAD include smoking; having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis in other parts of the body (such as coronary artery disease); and being age 75 years or older. and are an important public health issue to be addressed,” said Gornik.