Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November, 2008

Hemant Solomon, BSc (Hons) MRCP (UK), *D. Scott Lim, MD, Michael Ragosta, MD Author Affiliations: From the Department of Cardiology and the *Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 28, 2008, provisional acceptance given May 1, 2008, and final version accepted May 2, 2008. Address for correspondence: Michael Ragosta, MD, FSCAI, Department of Cardiology, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800158, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908.

Luigi La Vecchia, MD, FESC, Ester Cabianca, MD, Leonardo Varotto, MD, Paolo Vincenzi, MD, Alessandro Fontanelli, MD, FESC Author Affiliations: From the Catheterization Laboratory, S. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 18, 2008, provisional acceptance given May 22, 2008, and final version accepted May 28, 2008. Address for correspondence: Ester Cabianca, MD, Catheterization Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, S. Bortolo Hospital, Viale Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, Italy. E-mail: cabi72@libero.it

Manreet Kanwar, MD, Yassar Almanaseer, MD, Abdulwahhab Alroaini, MD Author Affiliations: From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 14, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 12, 2008, final version accepted June 13, 2008. Address for correspondence: Manreet Kanwar, MD, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, 22101 Moross Rd., 2nd Floor VEP, Cardiac Cath Lab, Detroit, MI 48236. E-mail: manreet.kanwar@stjohn.org

*Jacob Collen, MD, §William Bimson, DO, §Patrick Devine, MD Author Affiliations: From the *Department of Internal Medicine, and the §Department of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Presented at: ACC, Military Chapter Conference, April 2007, Washington, D.C., Combined Army-Airforce ACP, November 2007, San Antonio, Texas, National ACP, May 2008, Washington, D.C. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. Address for correspondence: Jacob F. Collen, MD, 1672 North 21st Street, Apt. #7, Arlington, VA 22209. E-mail: jacob.collen@amedd.army.mil

Mitsuru Abe, MD, Akemi Yoshida, MD, Yoritaka Otsuka, MD Author Affiliations: From the Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 14, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 19, 2008, and final version accepted June 30, 2008. Address for correspondence: Mitsuru Abe, MD, Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan. E-mail: mitsuru@ hsp.ncvc.go.jp

Guarav Aggarwala, MD, Nikhil Iyengar, MD, Phillip Horwitz, MD Author Affiliations: From the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Manuscript submitted April 23, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 12, 2008, and final version accepted June 13, 2008. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Address for correspondence: Guarav Aggarwala, MD, Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr E318-GH, Iowa City, IA 52242. E-mail: gaurav-aggarwala@uiowa.edu

Philippe Lachance, Jean-Pierre Déry, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Jonathan Beaudoin, MD, FRCP(C), Gérald Barbeau, MD, FRCP(C), Bernard Noël, MD, FRCP(C), Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD, FRCP(C), Can M. Nguyen, MD, FRCP(C), Guy Proulx, MD, FRCP(C), Onil Gleeton, MD, FRCP(C), Eric Larose, MD, DVM, FRCP(C), Louis Roy, MD, FRCP(C), Robert Delarochellière, MD, FRCP(C) Author Affiliations: From the Cardiology Department, Laval Hospital, Québec, Canada. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 9, 2008, provisional acceptance granted July 7, 2008, and final version accepted August 11, 2008. Address for correspondence: Jean-Pierre Déry, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Cardiology, Laval Hospital, 2725 ch Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1V 4G5. E-mail: jean-pierre.dery@med.ulaval.ca

George W. Christy, MD Author Affiliations: From the Heart and Vascular Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Christy is a consultant and on the speakers bureau for Sanofi-Aventis. He received editorial writing support in the preparation of this manuscript, funded by Sanofi-Aventis, New Jersey. The author is fully responsible for the content and editorial decisions for this manuscript. Manuscript submitted June 10, 2008, provisional acceptance given July 29, 2008, and final version accepted August 29, 2008. Address for correspondence: George W. Christy, MD FACC, Advocate Christ Hospital, 4440 W. 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453.

Guest Editor: Samin K. Sharma, MD