Highlights From the American Heart Association's EPI|LIFESTYLE 2019 Scientific Sessions

Scientific Sessions were held March 5 to 8, 2019 in Houston, Texas, a combined meeting of the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.The meeting focused on the influence of omics, traditional and emerging risk factors, social determinants, and lifestyle behaviors on cardiovascular health (Box 1). 1 This year's conference hosted over 300 poster presentations, including 72 well-attended moderated poster sessions on topics ranging from novel cardiovascular biomarkers and clinical trials to nutritional epidemiology and social determinants of health.The annual National Heart Lung and Blood Institute trainee session featured 15 oral abstracts presented by trainees from 10 institutions and 6 moderated posters.These early career researchers presented new insights on genes, behavior, and environment from several major National Institutes of Healthfunded cohort studies including the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study, Framingham Heart Study, Jackson Heart Study, MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), and the HCHS/SOL (Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos) study.Conference Theme: "Genes, Behavior, and Environment: Putting the Pieces Together" Dr Ivor Benjamin, AHA President, kicked off the meeting with a statistics update on the cardiovascular health of the United States, emphasizing the importance of addressing social determinants of health in achieving further progress toward improved cardiovascular health.The opening session, "Genes, Behavior, and

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