• Dr. Echouffo Tcheugui's Presentation Slides (PDF)

In his lecture, Dr. Echouffo Tcheugui uses the example of heart failure to illustrate the critical importance of cardiovascular disease prevention in the setting of type 2 diabetes. He describes novel evidence on the links between type 2 diabetes and heart failure. Dr. Echouffo Tcheugui also elaborates on specific approaches to preventing heart failure in the setting of type 2 diabetes.

Justin Echouffo Tcheugui, M.D., Ph.D., M.Phil., is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is an endocrinologist and epidemiologist. His research focuses on the links between metabolic dysregulation and cardiovascular diseases. He has used various epidemiological designs and investigational approaches, such as biomarkers and cardiac imaging, to explore the pathways leading to type 2 diabetes, and to understand the pathogenesis and natural history of diabetes-related cardiovascular complications.