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Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, RN
@rantocran.bsky.social
Nurse, Researcher, Advocate. Interests in #CardiovascularHealth #CardioMetabolicHealth #HealthEquity #SocialDeterminants #ChronicDisease #WearableDevices
Yi Wang from @einsteinmededu.bsky.social discussing her study in the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) on Gestational Diabetes and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and the role of Gut microbiome and Blood Metabolome

#EPILifestyle25 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport
March 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Now Dr. @mingyuzhang.bsky.social from @bidmcreseach.bsky.social discussing prospective associations of pregnancy heavy metals & essential elements with women’s mid-life obesity risk.

Can folate mitigate the health effects of metals?

#EPILifestyle25 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport
March 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Next up is Anika Seshadri talking about Menopausal Status and the Association of Lipoprotein(a) with CAD among different groups in the US

#EPILifestyle25
@ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport
March 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The first presentation in this session showing that Intrinsic Motivation for Engaging in Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors is Associated with Reduced Postpartum Weight Retention is by Susan Brown from @ucdavis.bsky.social

#EPILifestyle25
@ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport
March 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Now at the #EPILifestyle25 Oral Abstract Session on Women’s and Maternal Health moderated by Drs. Curisa M. Tucker and Noel Mueller

Looking forward to the presentations!
March 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Starting off the last day of #EPILifestyle25 with Dr. Lora E. Burke giving the David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture.

She is speaking on the Evolution of Evidence on Dietary Self-Monitoring Adherence in Obesity Treatment

#AHAScience

@ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetingReport
March 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ongoing: Discussing 25 years of research in the Jackson Heart Study

#EPILifestyle25

#AHAScience #AHAMeetingReport @ahascience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It’s Day 2 at #EpiLifestyle25. It’s a full house - now with standing room only at the General session.

#AHAscience #AHAMeetingReport @ahascience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Happening now:

Dr. Keith Churchwell, AHA president is giving the Lewis A. Conner Presidential Lecture in the Main even Hall.

#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMmeetings
November 17, 2024 at 7:47 PM
The final speaker for this session is Dr Karen Joynt Maddox about health policy to improve cardiovascular health in communities. She discussed the importance of policies to support doula care

Up next is the panel discussion

#AHA24 #AHAMeetings @ahascience.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 2:52 PM
We now have @ycommodore.bsky.social discussing her work in LINKED-BP, an @ahascience.bsky.social health-Equity research network project

#AHA24 #AHAMeeting
November 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Dr. Modele Ogunniyi discusses her community-based research to dicrease cardiovascular risk in women

#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings
November 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Up next is Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe from @nyulangonepccsm.bsky.social discussing faith-based approaches to reduce cardiovascular disease risk

#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings
November 17, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Dr. Phil Levy is first in this session. He’s telling us about his work as a community leader engaging diverse communities. #AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings
November 17, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Starting off bright and early today with this session on lessons from community engaged research to address CV disparities #AHA24 moderated by Drs. Khadijah Breathett and Kim Williams @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings
November 17, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Judges for this competition are Drs. Joshua J Joseph, Madison LeCroy, and Meredith Duncan

/fin
November 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Blake Thompson and
Wendy Wang

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November 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Now at the Elizabeth Barrett-Conner Research Award competition for Early Career Investigators.

Five candidates are up for the award. They are:

Rikuta Hamaya
Mohammadreza Naderian
Kershaw Patel…

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#AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings
November 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Concluding this session, and before the panel discussion is Prof. Tatsuo Shimosawa discussion the regulatory mechanisms of the NaCl cotransporter in BP control and kidney disease. This room is standing room only. #AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Dr @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social is next, talking about new devices and drugs to control BP. She did fabulous! #AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social #AHAMeetings #AHAMeetingReport
November 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah is next, talking about community health workers, implementation science and blood pressure control. It seems she’s mastering the Pecha Kucha format (I might be biased) #AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Speaking first is Adam Bress on using a precision approach to blood pressure. #AHA24
November 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM
It’s all nerves here at the Pecha Kucha session at #AHA24. This session is moderated by @asouth-neph.bsky.social, Paul Whelton, and Marwa Abdulla. Russell’s Byfield gave the a talk on worsening BP control in the US. @ahascience.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Dr. Valentin Fuster is kicking off the Late-breaking session at #AHA24.

Catch this presentation and other late-breaking presentations in the Main Event Hall. @ahascience.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Starting us off is Dr. Keith B. Churchwell, the president of the AHA #AHA24 @ahascience.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM