Abstract: . . .  D.C., also serves as a medical spokesperson for The Heart Truth campaign. For more information about how medical schools and teaching hospitals are fulfilling the promise of medical research, go to: www.aamc.org/research/ftp  . . .
. . .  African-American women in the Jackson Heart Study, based at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, have metabolic syndrome, as compared with 29 percent of men. The syndrome is characterized by a concurrence of several risk factors for heart disease abdominal obesity, low HDL cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, high blood pressure, and abnormal blood sugar. To identify genes underlying heart attack, stroke, and other chronic diseases in . . .
. . .  Heart Truth Women of Color Initiative with First Lady Laura Bush and NHLBIs Dr. Nabel. Susan K. Bennett, M.D., of George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., also serves as a medical spokesperson for The Heart Truth campaign. For more information about how medical schools and teaching hospitals are fulfilling the promise of medical research, go to: www.aamc.org/research/ftp  . . .
. . .  survey from the American Heart Association shows that more women are getting the message that heart disease is the primary cause of death in women. According to the survey, 55 percent of American women know that heart disease is the leading killer of women, up from 34 percent in 2000. Campaigns like NHLBIs The Heart Truth are making a differ- ence, and several medical school faculty are playing a role. In 2005, Anne Taylor, M.D.,  . . .
. . .  Truth are making a differ- ence, and several medical school faculty are playing a role. In 2005, Anne Taylor, M.D., professor of cardiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School helped launch The Heart Truth Women of Color Initiative with First Lady Laura Bush and NHLBIs Dr. Nabel. Susan K. Bennett, M.D., of George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., also serves as a medical spokesperson for The Heart Truth . . .
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