Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., ScM, Selected To Lead New AHA-Funded Center on AFib

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Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., ScM, Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology at BUSM and BUSPH, has been selected to lead a new center focused on AFib research, being funded by the American Heart Association (AHA).  The Center will examine AFib risk and stroke risk in patients with AFib, with a specific focus on African Americans. The objective is to advance AFib precision medicine by predicting individuals at risk and providing insights that are essential to developing effective prevention, treatment, and management strategies.

This is part of a $28 million grant to six institutions in the AHA research network and is the first grant of this type for BU. The other institutions to join Boston University include Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Utah and Vanderbilt University.

Read more: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2018/06/13/emelia-benjamin-to-lead-new-aha-funded-center-on-afib/