American Society for Preventive Cardiology

The American Society for Preventive Cardiology was established in 1985 under the guidance of Joseph Stokes III (1924–1989), a cardiologist who served as coprincipal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study.{{cite journal|author=Miller, Michael|year=2007|title=American Society of Preventive Cardiology|journal=Preventive Cardiology|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1520-037X.2005.4493.x|volume=9|issue=2|pages=78-80|doi=10.1111/j.1520-037X.2006.4998.x|url-access=subscription}} The organization was founded through a working group of scientists from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute who recommended curricula to facilitate medical school research aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease. The ASPC disseminated the National Institutes of Health Preventive Cardiology Academic Awards, which funded teaching preventive cardiology across 60 medical schools over a 17 year period.{{cite journal|author=Khera, Amit|year=2020|title=ASPC President’s message: The birth of a new journal and major step forward for preventive cardiology|journal=Am J Prev Cardiol|url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8343828/|volume=1|issue=|pages=100006|doi=10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100006|pmc=8343828}} The ASPC has close connection with the American Heart Association (AHA) including its Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. Since 1994, the ASPC has presented annual debates at the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention scientific sessions.{{cite journal|author=Wong ND, Sperling LS, Baum SJ.|year=2016|title=The American Society for Preventive Cardiology: Our 30‐year legacy|journal=Clin Cardiol|url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6490774/|volume=39|issue=11|pages=627-630|doi=10.1002/clc.22590|pmc=6490774}} Members of the ASPC and AHA collaborated on the Women's Agenda Targeting Cholesterol in Heart Disease program.{{cite journal|author=Miller, Michael|year=2007|title=American Society For Preventive Cardiology|journal=Preventive Cardiology|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1520-037X.2005.4606.x#b3|volume=8|issue=3|pages=186-187|doi=10.1111/j.1520-037X.2005.4606.x}}

In 2010, the ASPC attended the Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology in Beijing and the World Congress on Heart Disease sponsored by the International Academy of Cardiology. The ASPC has hosted an annual congress on cardiovascular disease prevention since 2012. The Stokes Award is issued to individuals by the ASPC who have demonstrated a lifetime achievement in preventive cardiology. In 2015 at the ASPC annual meeting in Boca Raton the first ASPC Experts Course in Preventive Cardiology was offered. A year later the ASPC accepted applications for its inaugural class of fellows which provided the first official fellowship certification in preventive cardiology for those who have a record of accomplishment and dedication in the field.

The ASPC describes its mission as "to promote the prevention of cardiovascular disease, advocate for the preservation of cardiovascular health, and disseminate high‐quality, evidence‐based information through the education of health care clinicians and their patients."{{cite journal|author=Gulati M.|year=2023|title=President's page: The re-emergence of prevention in the forefront of cardiology|journal=Am J Prev Cardiol|url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9805952/|volume=13|issue=|pages=100458|doi=10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100458|pmc=9805952}} It was granted 501(c)(3) status in 2007.{{Cite web|date=2025|title=History|url=https://www.aspconline.org/history|website=American Society for Preventive Cardiology|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221012747/https://www.aspconline.org/history|url-status=live}}

In 2023, the ASPC collaborated with ten other organizations including the American Heart Association and American Society of Echocardiography on new appropriate use criteria to evaluate chronic coronary disease.{{Cite web|author=Walter, Michael|date=2023|title=11 leading cardiology societies collaborate on new AUC for chronic coronary disease|url=https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-policy/cardiology-new-auc-chronic-coronary-disease|website=Cardisvascular Business|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221013923/https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-policy/cardiology-new-auc-chronic-coronary-disease|url-status=live}} The ASPC and National Lipid Association have supported low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c) measurement as a performance metric to improve population-wide lipid control.{{Cite web|author=O'Riordan, Michael|date=2023|title=Don’t Just Prescribe a Statin—Measure and Control LDL, Say NLA, ASPC|url=https://www.tctmd.com/news/dont-just-prescribe-statin-measure-and-control-ldl-say-nla-aspc|website=TCTMD|language=en-GB|archive-date=March 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304212340/https://www.tctmd.com/news/dont-just-prescribe-statin-measure-and-control-ldl-say-nla-aspc|url-status=live}}

In 2007, the ASPC adopted Preventive Cardiology as their official journal. Since 2011, the ASPC has published Clinical Cardiology by Wiley as their official journal. As of 2020 the ASPC also publishes The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology which has been credited with increasing the validation and use of coronary artery calcium scoring.{{cite journal|author=Gulati M, Michos ED, Boden WE, Guyton JR.|year=2024|title=JCL roundtable: Evolution of preventive cardiology and clinical lipidology|journal= J Clin Lipidol|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38245457/|volume=18|issue=1|pages=e10-e20|doi=10.1016/j.jacl.2023.12.004}} It is published quarterly by Elsevier and is one of the only journals dedicated solely to preventive cardiology.{{cite journal|author=Fazio S, Wong ND.|year=2020|title=The American journal of preventive cardiology: On a mission to help define a specialty|journal=Am J Prev Cardiol|url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7198991/|volume=1|issue=|pages=100014|doi=10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100014|pmc=7198991}}{{Cite web|date=|title=American Society For Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) Launches The American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-society-for-preventive-cardiology-aspc-launches-the-american-journal-of-preventive-cardiology-301029943.html|website=PR Newswire|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221011933/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-society-for-preventive-cardiology-aspc-launches-the-american-journal-of-preventive-cardiology-301029943.html|url-status=live}}

• {{cite journal|author=Belardo D, Michos ED, Blankstein R, Blumenthal RS, Ferdinand KC, Hall K, Klatt K, Natajaran P, Ostfeld RJ, Reddy K, Rodriguez R, Sriram U, Tobias DK, Gulati M.|year=2022|title=Practical, Evidence-Based Approaches to Nutritional Modifications to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An American Society For Preventive Cardiology Clinical Practice Statement|journal=Am J Prev Cardiol|volume=10|issue=|pages=100323|doi=10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100323|pmid=35284849}}
• {{cite journal|author=German CA, Baum SJ, Ferdinand KC, Gulati M, Polonsky TS, Toth PP, Shapiro MD.|year=2022|title=Defining preventive cardiology: A clinical practice statement from the American Society for Preventive Cardiology|journal=Am J Prev Cardiol|volume=12|issue=|pages=100432|doi=10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100432|pmid=36425534|pmc=9679464}}
• {{cite journal|author=Virani SS, Aspry K, Dixon DL, Ferdinand KC, Heidenreich PA, Jackson EJ, Jacobson TA, McAlister JL, Neff DR, Gulati M, Ballantyne CM. |year=2023|title=The importance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement and control as performance measures: A joint Clinical Perspective from the National Lipid Association and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology|journal=J Clin Lipidol

|volume=17|issue=2|pages=208-218|doi=10.1016/j.jacl.2023.02.003|pmid=36965958}}

• {{cite journal|author=Chandra AA, Espiche C, Maliha M, Virani SS, Blumenthal RS, Rodriguez F, Wong ND, Gulati M, Slipczuk L, Shapiro MD.|year=2025|title=American society for preventive cardiology 2024 cardiovascular disease prevention: Highlights and key sessions|journal=Am J Prev Cardiol|volume=21|issue=|pages=100919|doi=10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100919| pmid=39802677|pmc=11722599}}

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