{"id":4869,"date":"2017-10-26T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/willis-co-authors-american-heart-association-scientific-statement\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:27:26","slug":"willis-co-authors-american-heart-association-scientific-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/willis-co-authors-american-heart-association-scientific-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Willis Co-Authors American Heart Association Scientific Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- description --> <\/p>\n<p class='lead'>UNC McAllister Heart Institute member Monte Willis, MD, is a co-author of a scientific statement from the American Heart Association regarding the burden of heart disease among African Americans. 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