Medical Editors
Norman E. Lepor, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FCCP, FNKF
Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX, The Heart Hospital, Plano, TX
Associate Editors
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
CA ACC Editor
Norman E. Lepor, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Contributing Editors
William T. Abraham, MD, FACP, FACC
Christopher P. Cannon, MD, FACC
Michael H. Davidson, MD, FACC, FACP
Prakash C. Deedwania, MD, FACC, FAHA, FALP, FCCP
Alice K. Jacobs, MD, FACC, FAHA
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, FACC, FAHA
Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA
Matthew J. Price, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Prediman K. Shah, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP
Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC
Editorial Consultants
Bernard J. Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, FRCP, FACC
Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS
Richard W. Nesto, MD, FACC
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