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Keith Churchwell, MD, FAHA

Churchwell is volunteer president of the American Heart Association, associate clinical professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and adjunct associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt School of Medicine.
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April 02, 2025
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Nurse-led behavior changes after heart attack cut subsequent event risk by 30%

CHICAGO — A nurse-coordinated intensive intervention program emphasizing lifestyle and behavioral changes after ACS was associated with a 30% reduction in major adverse CV events for patients, primarily driven by a reduction in nonfatal MI.

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March 30, 2025
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Novel agent targeting aldosterone lowers blood pressure for adults with resistant hypertension

CHICAGO — The investigational aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat effectively lowered 24-hour BP for adults with well-treated, uncontrolled and “true” treatment-resistant hypertension, according to data from a new phase 2b study.