Highlights From the American Heart Association's EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2023

The 2023 American Heart Association (AHA) EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions, cosponsored by the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI) and the AHA Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health (Lifestyle) to support research into population‐based approaches to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) and improve cardiovascular health (CVH), took place from March 1 to 3 in Boston, Massachusetts. The theme was “From Science to Action: Implementing Knowledge for Healthy Hearts” and featured implementation science approaches for applying CVD research in real‐world settings. A total of 876 participants, including trainees, public health professionals, and clinicians, attended the meeting, which featured 531 poster presentations, 78 moderated posters, and 69 oral presentations. The meeting was chaired by Dr Marie‐France Hivert, Harvard Medical School, representing the Lifestyle Council, and Dr Alvaro Alonso, Emory University, representing the EPI Council. The vice chairs were Dr Monica Serra, University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio (Lifestyle), and Dr Priya Palta, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (EPI).

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37804204

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Wallace AS, Ogungbe O, Sattler ELP, Aidoo E, Allen TS, Bernard L, Chen Y, Du S, Formagini T, Gaye B, King B, Kwon S, Larbi Kwapong F, Liu T, Makarem N, Mendez-Rodriguez H, Metlock FE, Moukaled S, Nichols AR, Ozkan B, Trivedi R, Turkson-Ocran RA, Wang FM, Wang C, Xu Y, Yin CY, Zhang M, Alonso A, Hivert MF. Highlights From the American Heart Association's EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2023. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Oct 17;12(20):e029894. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029894. Epub 2023 Oct 7. PMID: 37804204; PMCID: PMC10757524.

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10/17/2023