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Jamil A. Aboulhosn, MD
Tanvir K. Bajwa, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine
Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 83
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease Section
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Milwaukee Clinical Campus
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Milwaukee Heart Institute
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Capitolo 110
William T. Abraham, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University
Director, Divison of Cardiovascular Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Capitolo 26
Anton E. Becker, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Capitolo 34
Masood Akhtar, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Capitolo 42
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM
R. Wayne Alexander, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Framingham Heart Study
Boston Medical Center
Boston Massachusetts
Capitolo 2
Chair, Department of Medicine
R. Bruce Logue Professor of Medicine
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 7
Suzanne Benson, Bsc (Hons)
Charles Antzelevitch, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Clinical Nutritionist/Dietician
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Adelaide and Meath Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Capitolo 67
Professor of Pharmacology
SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
Executive Director/Director of Research, Gordon K. Moe Scholar
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
Utica, New York
Capitolo 35
Daniel S. Berman, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
Director, Cardiac Imaging
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 19
Juan Jose Badimon, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Director
Cardiovascular Biology Research Laboratory
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 53
Gerald J. Berry, MD
Professor of Pathology
Stanford University
Director of Cardiac Pathology
Stanford University Hospital
Stanford, California
Capitolo 27
Lina Badimon, PhD, FESC, FAHA
Professor
Director, Cardiovascular Research Center
Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
Capitolo 53
Daniel G. Blanchard, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California at San Diego School of Medicine
Chief of Clinical Cardiology, UCSD Thornton Hospital
University of California at San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, California
Capitolo 16
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Autori
Wendy M. Book, MD
Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Director, Emory Adult Congenital Cardiac Program
Emory Clinic—Emory Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 93
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
Program Director
Division of Cardiology
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
Torrance, California
Capitolo 20
Prof. Dr. med Martin Borggrefe, PhD
Direktor, I. Med. Klinik
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Capitolo 46
Kenneth L. Brigham, MD
Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 73
Allen P. Burke, MD
Professor of Pathology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Deputy Director
CV Path, International Registry of Pathology
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Capitolo 57
Hugh Calkins, MD, FACC, FAHA
S. Gilbert Blount Professor of Medicine
Co-Director of University of Colorado Cardiovascular Institute
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
Capitolo 29
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of the Arrhythmia Service
and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory
Director of the ARVD Program
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Capitolo 38
Craig S. Broberg, MD, FACC
Louis R. Caplan, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiology and Heart Disease
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
Capitolo 96
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Senior Neurologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 106
Michael R. Bristow, MD, PhD
Bruce R. Brodie, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Interventional Cardiologist
LeBauer HeartCare
LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Moses Cone Heart & Vascular Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Capitolo 63
Robert D. Brook, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Capitolo 104
Ramon Brugada, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Montreal
Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics Center
Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Capitolo 81
Jonathan R. Carapetis, MBBS, Bmed, Cs,
FRACP, FAFPMM, PhD
Professor
The University of Melbourne
Counsultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
School of Health Research
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, Darwin, Australia
Capitolo 74
Mark D. Carlson, MD, MA
Chief Medical Officer
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division
St. Jude Medical
Sylmar, California
Capitolo 48
Agustin Castellanos, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Electrophysiology
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Miami, Florida
Capitolo 13
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Pamela Charney, MD, FACP
Rebecca Costello, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and
Women’s Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, Connecticut
Capitolo 102
Deputy Director
Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Capitolo 114
Jonathan M. Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Cornell Campus, New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
Capitolo 27
Massimo Chiariello, MD
Professor of Cardiology
Department of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences
Chief of Cardiology
Federico II University
Naples, Italy
Capitolo 61
John S. Child, MD, FACC
Streisand Professor of Medicine & Cardiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 83
Michael B. Clark, MD
Chief Medical Director
Swiss Re Life and Health
Armonk, New York
Capitolo 112
Stephen D. Clements Jr., MD
Director, Outpatient Catheterization Laboratory
Department of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 66
Lynn Clemow, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York
Capitolo 113
Jean-Christophe Cornilly, MD
Associate Professor
Imaging Science Laboratories
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 22
Martin R. Cowie, MD, MSc, FRCP
Professor of Cardiology
National Heart & Lung Institute
Imperial College
Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Royal Brompton Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Capitolo 25
Monica Kelly Cowles, MD, MS
Psychiatric Research Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 95
Harry Crijns, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Maastricht
The Netherlands
Capitolo 43
Peter F. Currie, MD, FRCPE
Consultant Cardiologist
Perth Royal Infirmary
Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Capitolo 92
Ralph B. D’Agostino, Sr., PhD, FAHA
Professor of Mathematical Statistics and Public Health
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 2
Owais Dar, MBChB, MRCP
Clinical Research Fellow Cardiology
Imperial College London
National Heart and Lung Institute
London, United Kingdom
Capitolo 25
Karina W. Davidson, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine & Psychiatry
Department of Medicine
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Zena and Michael Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 113
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Autori
James A. de Lemos, MD
Thomas F. Dodson, MD
J. Fred Schoellkopf Chair in Cardiology Research
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas
Capitolo 59
Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Chairman
Department of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 109
Arjun Deb, MD
Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 10
Santo Dellegrottaglie, MD, PhD
Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Institute of Cardiology
Federico II University of Naples
Naples, Italy
Instructor of Medicine (Adjunct)
Cardiovascular CT/MRI Clinical Program
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for
Cardiovascular Health
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 61
Louis J. Dell’Italia, MD
Professor of Medicine
Center for Heart Failure Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine
Birmingham VA Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama
Capitolo 76
Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, MACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Director, The Sulpizie Family Cardiovascular Center
University of California at San Diego
San Diego, California
Capitolo 16
Christophe Depre, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
Capitolo 54
Roberto De Vogli, PhD, MPH
Lecturer
International Institute for Society and Health
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University College London
London, England
Capitolo 115
John S. Douglas, Jr, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitoli 62, 64
Prof. Dr. med. Helmut Drexler, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology and Angiology
Medical School Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Capitolo 10
Victor Dzau, MD
James B. Duke Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 10
Kim A. Eagle, MD
Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Clinical Director of the Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Capitolo 86
William D. Edwards, MD
Professor of Pathology
Mayo College of Medicine
Staff Consultant, Anatomic Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 3
John A. Elefteriades, MD
Professor of Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Capitolo 105
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD
Kontos Professor of Cardiology
VCU School of Medicine
Vice-Chairman of Cardiology
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Capitolo 40
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Gregory Engel, MD
Zahi A. Fayad, PhD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Staff Cardiologist
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California
Capitolo 14
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Director, Imaging Science Laboratories
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 22
N.A. Mark Estes III, MD
Peter F. Fedullo, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director
Tufts New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 100
Professor of Medicine
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California at San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, California
Capitolo 72
Michael S. Ewer, MD, JD, MPH, LLM
Gerald F. Fletcher, MD
Professor of Medicine
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Capitolo 89
Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Preventive Cardiologist
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Capitolo 99
Gordon A. Ewy, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Chief, Section of Cardiology
Director, Sarver Heart Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, Arizona
Capitolo 50
Erling Falk, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Aarhus
Department of Cardiology
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark
Capitolo 52
Noeleen Fallon, BSc
Clinical Nurse Manager
Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Adelaide and Meath Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Capitolo 67
Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc
Clinical Coordinating Center
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 90
Michael D. Faulx, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Staff
Case Western Reserve University
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 94
Thomas R. Flipse, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida
Capitolo 99
Richard I. Fogel, MD
Clinical Electrophysiologist
The Heart Center of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Capitolo 36
Gary S. Francis, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Staff, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitoli 24, 94
William T. Friedewald, MD
Clinical Professor
Columbia University
New York, New York
Capitolo 112
Victor F. Froelicher, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University
Director of ECG/Exercise Laboratory
Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Palo Alto, California
Capitolo 14
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Autori
David R. Fulton, MD
John Gormley, BSc (Hons), DPhil
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Cardiology Outpatient Services
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 82
Lecturer
Department of Physiotherapy
School of Medicine
Trinity College of Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Capitolo 67
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Ian Graham, FRCPI, FESC
Richard Gorlin, MD / Heart Research Foundation
Professor of Cardiology
Director, Mount Sinai Heart
Director, The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular
Institute and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for
Cardiovascular Health
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitoli 22, 52, 53, 56, 90
Consultant Cardiologist
Adelaide & Meath Hospital
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Trinity College
Professor of Preventive Cardiology
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Tallaght, Dublin
Ireland
Capitolo 67
Guido Germano, PhD
Joey P. Granger, Ph.D
Professor of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Director, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 19
Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor
Professor of Physiology and Medicine
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Department of Medicine
Interim Dean
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular-Renal Research
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
Capitolo 69
Bernard J. Gersh, MBChB, DPhil, FRCP, PhD (Hon Causa)
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitoli 60, 61
Antony H. Gershlick, BSc, MBBS
Consultant Cardiologist
Hon Senior Lecturer
Department of Cardiology
University Hospitals of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Capitolo 61
Gary Gerstenblith, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Capitolo 101
Edward M. Gilbert, MD
Professor
Department of Cardiology
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Capitolo 29
Robert C. Gilkeson, MD
Section Chief, Cardiothoracic Imaging
Department of Radiology
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 15
Kathy K. Griendling, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Emory University
Division of Cardiology, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 7
Garrett J. Gross, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Capitolo 54
Blair P. Grubb, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
The Medical University of Ohio
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Service
University Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio
Capitolo 48
Scott M. Grundy, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Human Nutrition
Professor of Internal Medicine
Departments of Clinical Nutrition and
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Capitoli 51, 91
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Gary L. Grunkemeier, PhD
David G. Harrison, MD
Director
Medical Data Research Center
Portland, Oregon
Capitolo 79
Director, Division of Cardiology
Bernard Marcus Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 7
Sanjaya Gupta, MD
Chief Resident
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 31
Anjan Gupta, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
University of Wisconsin Medical School Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Capitolo 110
Rory Hachamovitch, MD, MSc, FACC
Voluntary Faculty
Los Angeles County
USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 19
Saptarsi M. Haldar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Case Cardiovascular Research Institute
Case University Medical School and
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 85
Michael E. Hall, MD
Ayesha Hasan, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Devices Program
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Capitolo 26
Sean W. Hayes, MD
Assistant Director, Nuclear Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 19
Siew Yen Ho, PhD, FRCPath, FESC
Reader in Cardiac Morphology
National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College
Honorary Consultant
Royal Brompton Hospital
London, England
Capitolo 34
Brian D. Hoit, MD
Professor of Medicine and Phsyiology and Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitoli 4, 31, 84
Internal Medicine Resident
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Department of Medicine
Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular-Renal Research
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
Capitolo 69
Research Fellow
Cardiovascular Biology Research Laboratory
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 53
John E. Hall, PhD
Shirley Ingram, RGN, MSc, NFESC
Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology and Biophysiology
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
Capitolo 69
Cardiology Nurse Specialist
Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Adelaide and Meath Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Capitolo 67
Jonathan L. Halperin, MD
Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Cardiology Services
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular
Health
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 105
Borja Ibanez, MD
Alberto Interian Jr., MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Electrophysiology
Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Director, Arrhythmia Syncope Center
Mercy Hospital
Miami, Florida
Capitolo 13
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Daniel W. Jones, MD
Bradley B. Keller, MD
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Dean, School of Medicine
Langford Professor of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Department of Medicine
Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular-Renal Research
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
Capitolo 69
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Biomedical Innovative Technology
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Capitolo 8
Mark E. Josephson, MD, FACC
Chief, Cardiovascular Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Harvard-Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute and
Arrhythmia Service
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 49
Ronald J. Kanter, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Duke University School of Medicine
Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 47
Samir R. Kapadia, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western
Reserve University
Staff Physician
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 107
Joel A. Kaplan, MD
Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine
Former Chancellor, Health Sciences Center
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California
Capitolo 87
Neeru Kaushik, MD
Senior Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Capitolo 8
Richard E. Kerber, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Staff Physician
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
Capitolo 45
Morton J. Kern, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief Cardiology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
Capitolo 17
Han W. Kim, MD
Associate in Medicine
Attending Physician
Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 21
Michael C. Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Coronary Care Unit
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 56
Raymond J. Kim, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Co-Director, Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 21
Spencer B. King III, MD, MACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Emory University School of Medicine
Director of Interventional Cardiology
Fuqua Chair of Interventional Cardiology
Fuqua Heart Center
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitoli 17, 62
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Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, MRCP, FACC
Megan C. Leary, MD
Associate Professor
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Associate Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Capitolo 56
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Inpatient Stroke Service
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 106
Timothy Knilans, MD
Daniel J. Lenihan, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Capitolo 47
Associate Professor of Medicine
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Director, Clinical Research
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Cardiology
Houston, Texas
Capitolo 89
Peter R. Kowey, MD
Tora Leong, MBChB, MRCPI
Professor of Medicine and Clinical Cardiology
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Main Line Health System
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Capitolo 43
Senior Research Fellow
Specialist Registrar in Cardiology
Adelaide and Meath Hospital and Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland
Capitolo 67
Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD, FACC, FCCP
William Lewis, MD
Professor Medicine/Cardiology
Duke University Medical Center
Director, Cardiovascular Devices Unit
Director, ECG Core Laboratory
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Capitolo 114
Professor
Department of Pathology
Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Division of Cardiovascular Pathology
Emory Health Care
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 92
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Mark S. Link, MD
Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut
Capitolo 111
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 100
Edward G. Lakatta, MD
Professor
The Johns Hopkins University
Director
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
Gerontology Research Center
National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program
National Institutes of Health
Baltimore, Maryland
Capitolo 101
E. Clinton Lawrence, MD
Augustus J. McKeloey Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Director of Lung Transplantation
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 73
Brian D. Lowes, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
University of Colorado
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
Capitolo 29
Bruce W. Lytle, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 65
Vincent Maher, MD, FRCPI
Consultant Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology
Adelaide and Meath Hospital
Tallaght, Ireland
Capitolo 67
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Giuseppe Maiolino, MD
David J. Maron, MD
Research Fellow
Cebzini Medical Center
Capitolo 20
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Capitolo 51
Joseph F. Malouf, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 3
Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Capitolo 103
Donna M. Mancini, MD
Tahsin Masud, MD
Professor of Medicine
Columbia University
New York, New York
Capitolo 32
Associate Professor of Medicine
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology
Emory Crawford Lung Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 98
Ali J. Marian, MD
Professor of Cardiovascular Genetics and Medicine
Center for Cardiovascular Genetic Research
The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Houston, Texas
Capitolo 81
Daniel Mark, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 114
Roger R. Markwald, PhD
Distinguished University Professor and Chairman
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Director, Cardiovascular Developmental Biology Center
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Capitolo 8
Sir Michael G. Marmot, MD, PhD, FRCP
Director, International Institute for Society and Health
Head, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Professor
University College London
London, England
Capitolo 115
Barry J. Maron, MD
Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Capitoli 28, 100
S. Carolina Masri, MD
Bongani M. Mayosi, DPhil, FRCP, FACC
Professor of Medicine and Head of Department
Physician-in-Chief
Department of Medicine
Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Cape Town, South Africa
Capitolo 74
John H. McAnulty, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Good Samaritan Hospital
Portland, Oregon
Capitolo 80, 96
William M. McClellan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Renal Division, Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 98
William M. McDonald, MD
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 95
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD
Director, Institute for Cardiovascular Research
Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory
Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics
The University of Chicago Hospitals
Center for Advanced Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Capitolo 9
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Luisa Mestroni, MD
Samer S. Najjar, MD
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, Colorado
Capitolo 29
Head, Human Cardiovascular Studies Unit
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
Gerontology Research Center
National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program
National Institutes of Health
Baltimore, Maryland
Capitolo 101
James Metcalfe, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon
Capitolo 96
Alexander Mittnacht, MD
Assistant Professor
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Attending
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Capitolo 87
Douglas C. Morris, MD, FACC, FAHA
J. Willis Hurst Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Emory Hurst Center
Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 66
Debabrata Mukherjee, MD
Gill Foundation Professor of Interventional Cardiology
Director of Peripheral Intervention Program
Associate Director for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Capitolo 86
Dominique L. Musselman, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 95
Robert J. Myerburg, MD
Professor of Medicine and Physiology
American Heart Association Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Division of Cardiology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Capitolo 13
Deepak G. Nair, MD, MS, MHA, RVT
Vascular Fellow
Department of Surgery
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 109
Carlo Napolitano, MD, PhD
Senior Scientist and Research Coordinator
Department of Molecular Cardiology
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Pavia, Italy
Capitolo 33
Ira S. Nash, MD, FACC, FAHA
Vice Chairman for Veterans Affairs
Associate Professor of Medicine
Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chief of Internal Medicine
James J Peters VA Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 11
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
Reunette W. Harris Professor and Chairman
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 95
Stephen J. Nicholls, MBBS, PhD
Research Associate
The Cleveland Clinic
Associate Director
Intravascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 18
Rick A. Nishimura, MD, FACC
Judd and Mary Morris Leighton Professor of Cardiovascular
Diseases
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 30
Steven E. Nissen, MD
Interim Chairman
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 18
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Veronica O’Doherty, MSc, MPhil, BA, RGN
Benzy J. Padanilam, MD, FACC
Psychologist
Trinity College Dublin
University College Dublin
Acting Principal Psychologist
Adelaide, Meath and National Children’s Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Capitolo 67
Faculty, Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Attending Electrophysiologist
The Care Group
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana
Capitolo 41
Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Clinical Cardiology
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitoli 64, 85
Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, FAHA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Assistant Attending Physician
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 68
Keith R. Oken, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, Florida
Capitolo 99
Jeffrey W. Olin, DO
Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Vascular Medicine
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 105
Steve R. Ommen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant, Divison of Cardiovascular Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 30
William W. O’Neill, MD, FACC
Director of Cardiology
William Beaumont Hospital
Division of Cardiology
Royal Oak, Michigan
Capitolo 63
Robert A. O’Rourke, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Capitoli 12, 15, 59, 60, 64, 76, 88
Richard L. Page, MD
Robert A. Bruce Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Head, Division of Cardiology
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
Capitolo 39
Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD
Albert A. Kaisar Professor and Chair
Department of Community & Preventive Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Capitolo 51
John Pepper, Mchir, FRCS
Professor
Imperial College, School of Medicine
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Royal Brompton Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Capitolo 66
Michael X. Pham, MD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Medical Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Stanford, California
Capitolo 27
Thomas G. Pickering, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitoli 68, 113
Ileana L. Piña, MD
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 94
Sean P. Pinney, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Program
New York, New York
Capitolo 32
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David J. Pinsky, MD
Mahboob Rahman, MD, MS
J. Griswold Ruth MD and Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of
Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Capitolo 58
Associate Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 70
Duane S. Pinto, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Cardiology Fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 49
Clinical Cardiologist
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 107
Philip Poole-Wilson, MD, FRCP, FESC, FACC, FMedSci
Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD
Professor of Cardiology
British Heart Foundation
Simon Marks Chair of Cardiology
Head of Cardiac Medicine
National Heart and Lung Institute
Faculty of Medicine
Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Honorary Consultant, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
Capitolo 24, 26
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, MR & CT Program
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
School of Public Health
Department of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Capitolo 104
Michael Poon, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Cardiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 20
Silvia G. Priori, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Cardiology
Department of Cardiology, University of Pavia-Italy
Head of Molecular Cardiology
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Pavia, Italy
Capitolo 33
Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FACC, FAHA
Consulting Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Director, Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana
Capitoli 36, 37, 41
Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, MB, FRCP, MACP,
MACC, DSc (Hon)
Distinguished Professor
University of Southern California
George C. Griffith Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern Califonria
Chief Physician
Los Angeles County University of Southern California
Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitoli 75, 77, 79, 80
Vivek Rajagopal, MD
Arash Rashidi, MD
Nephrology and Clinical Hypertension Fellow
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Metro Health
Medical Center
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 70
Elliot J. Rayfield, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Attending Physician
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Capitolo 90
Wolfgang G. Rehwald, PhD
Senior Scientist
Siemens Medical Solutions
Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center
Duke University Health Systems
Durham, North Carolina
Capitolo 21
David L. Reich, MD
Horace W. Goldsmith Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 87
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Matthew R. Reynolds, MD, MSc
Thom W. Rooke, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director of Electrophysiology
Boston VA Healthcare System
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 49
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinical College of Medicine
John and Posy Krehbiel Professor of Vascular Medicine
Gonda Vascular Center
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 108
Robert T. Rho, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Capitolo 39
Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH
Eric A. Rose, MD
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Columbia University
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
Capitolo 27
Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Divisions of Cardiovascular Disease and Preventive Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 51
Professor of Medicine
University of California at San Diego School of Medicine
University of California at San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, California
Capitolo 71
Nina Rieckmann, PhD
Cyril Ruwende, MBChB, MSc, DPhil, FACC
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Capitolo 113
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
General and Interventional Cardiologist
Michigan Heart PC
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Capitolo 58
Robert Roberts, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA
Lewis J. Rubin, MD
Joseph F. Sabik, 3rd, MD
President and CEO
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Director, The Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Capitoli 5, 9, 81
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 65
William C. Roberts, MD, DSc, MACC
Robert E. Safford, MD, PhD
Executive Director
Baylor University Medical Center
Editor in Chief
The American Journal of Cardiology
Editor in Chief
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
Dallas, Texas
Capitolo 88
Barbara Woodward Lips Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant in Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Capitolo 99
Jose F. Roldan, MD, FACR
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
South Texas Health Care System
Rheumatologist
Director, UTHSCA Lupus and Vasculatic Clinic
San Antonio, Texas
Capitolo 88
Allen Mark Samarel, MD
William B. Knapp Professor of Medicine and Physiology
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Director of Research, The Cardiovascular Institute
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
Capitolo 6
Heinrich R. Schelbert, MD
The George V. Taplin Professor
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 23
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John S. Schroeder, MD
Mark E. Silverman, MD, MACP, FRCP, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Capitolo 27
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Chief of Cardiology
Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitoli 1, 12
Steven P. Schulman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Capitolo 101
James B. Seward, MD, FACC
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 3
Andrew L. Smith, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Director, Emory Center for Heart Failure Therapy and
Transplantation
Emory Clinic—Emory Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 93
Sidney C. Smith, Jr., MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Medical Director and Chair
Hoag Heart Valve Center
Hoag Heart Institute
Newport Beach, California
Capitolo 78
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Capitolo 91
Prediman K. Shah, MD, FACC
Joaquin Solis, MD
Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
Shapell and Webb Chair and Director
Cardiology and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitolo 52
Physician
Department of Cardiology
University of Wisconsin Medical School Milwaukee Clinical
Campus
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Capitolo 110
Pravin M. Shah, MD, MACC
James A. Shaver, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Cardiovascular Institute
Director of C-V Fellowhip Program
UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Capitolo 12
Leslee J. Shaw, PhD
Acting Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Research Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Capitoli 19, 64
Daichi Shimbo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York
Capitolo 113
Edmund H. Sonnenblick, MD, FACC
The Edmond J. Safra Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Attending Cardiologist and Chief Emeritus
Division of Cardiology
Weiler Hospital for the Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
Capitolo 24
Albert Starr, MD
Director of Academic Affairs
Providence Health System of Oregon
Director, Heart Institute
Providence St. Vincent Hospital
Portland, Oregon
Capitolo 79
William G. Stevenson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 44
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Lisa M. Sullivan, PhD
Gaetano Thiene, MD, FRCP, Hon.
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 2
Full Professor, Pathology
Cardiovascular Pathology
Institute of Anatomic Pathology
University of Padua
Civil Hospital
Padua, Italy
Capitolo 28
Qinghua Sun, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
Department of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Capitolo 104
Panagiotis N. Symbas, MD
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals
Atlanta, Georgia
Capitolo 97
E. Murat Tuzcu, MD
Professor of Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Staff, Interventional Cardiologist and Vice Chairman
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Division of Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 18
Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD, DM, FACC
Chair, Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitoli 3, 30
Associate Editor, Circulation
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director of Echocardiography Vascular Laboratory
Boston University School of Medicine
Framingham Heart Study
Framingham, Massachusetts
Capitolo 2
W. H. Wilson Tang, MD, FACC
Stephen F. Vatner, MD
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western
Reserve University
Staff Physician
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 24
University Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
Capitolo 54
A. Jamil Tajik, MD
Anne L. Taylor, MD
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Co-Director, Deborah E. Powell National Center of Excellence in
Women’s Health
Division of Cardiology
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Capitolo 103
Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS
Director, Women and Arrhythmias Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Capitolo 44
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Capitolo 40
Renu Virmani, MD
Medical Director
CVPath International Registry of Pathology
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Capitolo 57
Scott Visovatti, MD
Chief Medical Resident
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Capitolo 58
John H. K. Vogel, MD
Chairman
Cardiology
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, California
Capitolo 114
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Albert L. Waldo, MD
Priv. Doz. Dr. Christian Wolpert, MD
The Waler H. Pritchard Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Divison of Cardiology
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 37
Associate Professor
University Hospital Mannheim
Faculty of Medicine of the Ruprecht-Karls-University of
Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Capitolo 46
Bruce F. Waller, MD
Charles F. Wooley, MD
Cardiologist
The Care Group, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Capitolo 55
Professor of Medicine Emeritus
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University
Heart Lung Research Institute
Columbus, Ohio
Capitolo 1
Richard A. Walsh, MD, FACC, FAHA
John H. Hord Professor
Chair, Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Physician-in-Chief
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitoli 4, 6
William S. Weintraub, MD
Professor Emeritus
Emory University
Professor of Medicine
Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Professor of Health Sciences (Adjunct)
University of Delaware
Chief, Section of Cardiology
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, Delaware
Capitolo 111
Paul W. Wennberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gonda Vascular Center
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Capitolo 108
Arno (Andy) Wessels, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Cardiovascular Develpmental Biology Center
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Capitolo 8
Jackson T. Wright Jr., MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Hypertension Program
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Program Director, General Clinical Research
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 70
YingXing Wu, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical Data Research Center
Providence Health and Services
Portland, Oregon
Capitolo 79
Jay S. Yadav, MD
Chairman, Center for Medical Innoculation
Director, Vascular Intervention
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Capitolo 107
Gan-Xin Yan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Attending Cardiologist, Director of Basic Research
Main Line Health Heart Center
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Capitolo 43
Eric H. Yang, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of the Coronary Care Unit
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Capitolo 60
James A. White, MD
Edward T.H. Yeh, MD
Co-Director of Cardiovascular MRI
Division of Cardiology
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
Capitolo 21
Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiology
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cardiology Department
Houston, Texas
Capitolo 89
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