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08/26/2019 | In patients with symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), supervised exercise therapy (SET) improves walking ability,...
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Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI)
The Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI) focuses on population-based approaches to preventing cardiovascular diseases. The mission of the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Epidemiology and Prevention is to lead the discovery and translation of science related to the distribution and determinants of cardiovascular disease, with an emphasis on population approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and improve cardiovascular health.
Veronique Roger, MD, MPH, FAHA
Chair, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. Our council promotes basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavior change.
Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, FAHA, FASN, FNLA, CLS
Chair, Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR)
The Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR) provides a forum for a multidisciplinary group of volunteers committed to making a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke through improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes.
William Borden, MD, FAHA
Chair, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
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