LA Rams Partners to Provide Free Heart Health Screenings to Fans

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images On Sunday, June 9th, the Los Angeles Rams football team collaborated with Edwards Lifesciences for a heart health awareness event called On the Sidelines. LA natives came from far and wide to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA to learn their heart numbers and consult with doctors on how to maintain cardiovascular health. “We are looking at trying to deliver education and awareness to underserved populations,” Cedric Cravens, MD, told BDO in an exclusive interview. Dr. Cravens, the director of patient engagement and health access equity at Edwards, organized this event with the Rams to raise awareness about heart disease and heart valve disease, particularly in underserved communities. Dr. Cravens emphasized the importance of closing the disparity gap in heart valve replacements, noting that “91 percent of all heart valves are implanted into white Americans” while only “nine percent are implanted into all other racial and ethnic groups combined.” The goal was to “drive awareness within the local Los Angeles community about heart disease and heart valve disease.” Dr. Cravens said, “Our objective is to reach those populations that quite often we’re gonna have a difficult time, getting their folks educated.” By partnering with the...