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The Heart Condition Hiding in Plain Sight

Call and Post — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:49:29 +0000

The health of a community is often about connecting. Connecting with our neighbors, friends, and family to recharge our souls. Connecting with information that empowers us to make positive change.

Now we need to get connected and work together to address a serious cause of heart failure called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, or ATTR-CM.

Many of us may already be aware that when it comes to heart disease in the U.S., Black, African American, and Afro-Caribbean communities are disproportionately affected compared to other racial and ethnic groups.* But did you know about three to four percent of African Americans carry a mutation in the TTR gene (V122I) that makes it more likely that they may develop ATTR-CM, however not all carriers develop the disease. ATTR-CM gets worse over time, which is why early diagnosis and management are so important.

ATTR-CM hides in plain sight. That’s where community and connecting come in.

Getting diagnosed with ATTR-CM can often take years. Some signs of ATTR-CM, like carpal tunnel syndrome, extreme tiredness, and swelling in the lower legs and feet, can mimic other conditions. The signs of ATTR-CM may be difficult to connect with a heart condition. ATTR-CM, as a cause of heart failure can be missed. Family or friends can play an important role in helping you or your doctor determine health issues that you may not notice or talk about. Share all your health information with your doctor so that they can “connect the dots” and make sure health concerns aren’t overlooked.

We are connected by our health histories – sharing health information among relatives is important too. The hereditary type of ATTR-CM is passed down through relatives. If you have relatives with heart-related issues – tell your doctor. If a relative is diagnosed with hereditary ATTR-CM, a doctor may suggest genetic counseling and testing for relatives. Genetic testing can help relatives understand what potential steps to take.

Getting connected with information about ATTR-CM and learning from experts is also key. That’s why The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church is excited to partner with Pfizer and Dr. Carlos Ince on a Voices for the Heart event to increase awareness of ATTR-CM in our community. To register for this important event, click here or scan the QR code below.

Working together, we can raise awareness of hereditary ATTR-CM and help make sure that our community, friends, and family have the information they need to take charge of their health.

*A 7-year study in London, UK found a gene mutation (ATTR V122I) was the cause of heart failure in 211 out of 1392 Afro-Caribbean patients.

For additional resources on hereditary ATTR-CM, including a discussion guide to help conversations with your doctor or share with a loved one, you can visit www.yourheartsmessage.com/don.

Content developed by Pfizer in collaboration with The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church.

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What Time Is It? Mike DeWine Time!!!

D. King — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:58:07 +0000

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise…Forgiveness, Redemption, Conversion, Faith…Don King loves his country…America…and he loves the American people; he is loyal to his country and its people. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13Loyalty is more than words; true loyalty will result in actions. Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise…“And ye shall know the…

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Don King Statement on Earnie Shavers Death

Call and Post — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:32:41 +0000

If there was ever a fighter that was meant to be with me, it was Earnie Shavers.Earnie Shavers was the pure embodiment of the rage, heart, courage and desire that was required of a great in the sport of boxing.I gave Earnie the only two shots at the heavyweight title he got, first with Muhammad Ali and then with Larry Holmes. He lost both of them, but won the praise and adulation of boxing fans…

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Don King Congratulates Serena Williams

dedwards11750 — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:31:42 +0000

It was roughly 28-years ago when I first met you and your sister Venus as we sat down for a soul food lunch at the now closed Mae’s restaurant on Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles.You were just a little girl then and the thought of becoming the greatest tennis player of all time or the GOAT as we refer was probably not on your mind.During that time, it was your sister Venus who captured the…

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Knockouts Rule Don King’s Boxing Extravaganza Peace and Freedom for Ukraine Trumpet

dedwards11750 — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:33:01 +0000

By Kenneth Miller, Don King ProductionsMIAMI, FL—Three national anthems, six championships fights, 200 school children, NFL Hall ofFamer Lawrence Taylor, pleas for Ukraine and electric knockouts were the theatre for iconicpromoter Don King at his suspense and drama-filled ‘Fight for Freedom and Peace’ boxingshowcase’ at Casino Miami on Saturday, June 11th.It’s customary for anthems to be played for the countries that fighters represent in a mainevent, but never in the history of the sport has…

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‘The Fight for Freedom and Peace’Don King Stages World Title Bout in Miami

dedwards11750 — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 01:26:30 +0000

By Kenneth Miller, Don King ProductionsMIAMI-FL–WBA Heavyweight Champion Trevor The ‘Dream’ Bryan (22-0,15 KOs) was the last to arrive at the final press conference for Don King’s ‘The Fight for Freedom and Peace’ at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Miami on Wednesday June 8th, but he hopes to be the last man standing when he takes on mandatory British challenger Daniel Dubois (17-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday June 11 at Miami Casino and streaming around…

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Bryan defends WBA title and his weight, Makabu and Thabiso sharp and ready

KENNETH MILLER — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:30:35 +0000

BY KENNETH MILLER, DON KING PRODUCTIONSTrevor Bryan (21-0, 15 KO) will be defending his WBA Heavyweight Championship for the first time on legendary promoter Don King “Return to Greatness’ card January 29 at WD Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio, but at the Friday weigh-in he also defended his weight.Bryan tipped the scale at a whopping 268 pounds at WD Packard Music Hall on January 28, more than he weighed when he captured the title…

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Warren Ohio Proclaims Jan. 26 Don King Day Iconic Promoter Honored at Fight Press Conference

Call and Post — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:33:42 +0000

By Kenneth MillerWarren, Ohio Mayor Doug Franklin knew that he was going to honor iconic boxing promoter Don King for bringing ‘Return to Greatness,’ a six championship blockbuster, to his city on January 29 at WD Packard Music Hall, but he did not know how.What King or nobody else knew was that Franklin, the 35th Mayor of Warren, now in his 11th year, would present King with a proclamation declaring January 26, 2022 as Don…

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Raising Awareness of a Serious Heart Condition in Black/African American, Afro-Caribbean Communities

Call and Post — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 06:33:53 +0000

Listen to Your Heart: Raising Awareness of a Serious Heart Condition in Black/African American and Afro-Caribbean CommunitiesMore than a year and a half into a global pandemic that has disproportionately impacted communities of color, we continue to live through a public health tragedy. If there is any hope to be drawn from so much hardship and loss, it’s that COVID-19 has reignited new conversations about disease awareness and the inequality that still exists in our…

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