During the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 17th Annual Scientific Meeting (SCCT2022), three awards were presented to cardiovascular imaging leaders. Here is summary background on the worthy recipients and each award presented July 15, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nev.

July 15, 2022 — The ACC has named Melvin R. Echols, MD, FACC, as its new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, effective July 18. Echols will lead the College’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and programs, while also maintaining a portion of his current clinical and research responsibilities at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. 

July 15, 2022 — The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary organization devoted to longer, healthier lives, recognizes structural racism as a major cause of poor health and

July 14, 2022 — More than one in four pregnancy-related deaths (26.5%) in the U.S. are tied to poor heart health, especially among people of color, putting both parents-to-be and their babies at risk, according to the American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update.