About Melvin Echols
Melvin Echols, MD, FACC is a Black cardiologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Melvin offers in-person visits.
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Black patients and Cardiology
Black cardiologists: heart and vascular care. Black adults are 30 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease. Early specialist care closes the gap.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for Black Americans, who die from heart disease at rates 30 percent higher than white Americans (AHA, 2024). Black adults develop high blood pressure earlier and reach severe stages sooner. The average age of first onset for hypertension is 38 in Black adults versus 44 in white adults. Heart failure in Black adults under 50 is 20 times more common than in white adults the same age (Bibbins-Domingo, NEJM).
Racial concordance matters here. A 2020 PNAS study linked Black patients seeing Black cardiologists to better adherence and reduced infant and adult cardiac mortality in the same zip codes.
Conditions we cover
- Hypertension and resistant hypertension
- Heart failure (HFrEF, HFpEF)
- Coronary artery disease, prior heart attack
- Atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and sarcoidosis of the heart
When to book
- Blood pressure repeatedly over 140/90 despite medication
- Shortness of breath climbing one flight of stairs
- Swelling in ankles, unexplained weight gain
- Family history of sudden cardiac death under 50
Advocacy prompts
- Am I on the four pillars of heart-failure therapy: ARNI, beta-blocker, MRA, SGLT2?
- Should I have a sleep study for possible sleep apnea?
- What's my LDL goal and are we hitting it?
How this listing was verified
Every provider in this directory self-identifies as Black or is listed by a self-identifying professional organization, and licensure or credentials are checked before a listing goes live.
- Morehouse School of Medicine alumni Self-identification Source recorded May 2026
- CMS NPI Registry License check NPI 1962410746 recorded May 2026
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Where is Melvin Echols's practice located?
Melvin Echols practices at 3896 PRINCETON LAKES WAY, Atlanta, GA 30303. Phone: 919-684-8111.
Does Melvin Echols offer telehealth?
Melvin Echols sees patients in person at their listed office.
What does a Cardiology treat?
Black cardiologists: heart and vascular care. Black adults are 30 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease. Early specialist care closes the gap.
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