India, Dec. 8 -- Sanjay Rajagopalan, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute and Director of the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in Ohio won the 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist Award. It's the highest honour bestowed by the Association to recognise those who have advanced the understanding of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke.

Dr Rajagopalan's work has helped transform global perceptions and understanding of the impact of environmental risk factors on CVD. He has also made contributions to the development of next-generation therapies for cardiovascular disease, and is an authority in a...