Volume 20 - Issue 9 - September, 2008

Michael S. Lee, MD, Antonio Pessegueiro, MD, Jonathan Tobis, MD

Michel Oberson, MD, Rolf Wyttenbach, MD, Augusto Gallino, MD

Author Affiliations:
From the aDepartment of Cardiology, and the bDepartment of Radiology, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
The authors report no conflict of interests related to the content herein.
Manuscript submitted March 25, 2008, provisional acceptance given April 30, 2008, manuscript accepted May 27, 2008.
Address for correspondence: Michel Oberson, MD, Viale Cassone 32, 6963 Pregassona-Lugano, Switzerland.  E-mail: obersonmichel@yahoo.com

José G. Díez, MD

Author Affiliations:
From the Department of Medicine-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.
Dr. Díez is a consultant for Sanofi-Aventis. He received editorial/writing support in the preparation of this manuscript, funded by Sanofi-Aventis.
Manuscript submitted May 8, 2008 and accepted May 20, 2008.
Address correspondence to: José G. Díez, MD, Department of Medicine-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, 1709 Dryden Road, BCM 620, Suite 9.85, Houston, TX  77030. E-mail: diez@bcm.tmc.edu

Steve Lewitton, MD and Anvar Babaev, MD, PhD

Author Affiliations:
From the New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York, New York.
The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein.
Manuscript submitted April 15, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 6, 2008, and accepted June 11, 2008.
Address for Correspondence: Anvar Babaev, MD, PhD, NYU Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.