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CardioSource WorldNews EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Peter C. Block, MD PUBLISHER Gene Conselyea AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY STAFF PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Kim Murphy DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Shalen Fairbanks Also available for the iPad! INTERVENTIONS CONTENTS MAY/JUNE 2016 EDITORIAL SUPPORT Rachel Cagan CHAIR, INTERVENTIONAL SECTION AND LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Steve Ramee, MD, FACC EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE EDITOR Rick McGuire SUPERVISING EDITOR Eric Raible MANAGING EDITOR Manda Frederick ART DIRECTOR Ari Mihos ASSISTANT ART DIRECTORS Charlene DePrizio John Salesi DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER Chris Gedikli PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER Joe Corrao EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC Alfred Bove, MD, PhD, MACC Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, MACC Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC Joanne Foody, MD, FACC Ty Gluckman, MD, FACC Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC ADVERTISING NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER Linsey Rosenthal [email protected] ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Adam Sansolo [email protected] Recruitment advertising orders can be sent to: DIRECTOR, RECRUITMENT CLASSIFIEDS Lauren Morgan [email protected] 22 COVER STORY Meeting Highlights The Best of 2016... so far New data and updates from ACC.16 and the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) annual meeting. INTERVIEW Hector Garcia, MD, PhD Effects of High Dose Rosuvastatin in Non-intervened Vessels Results from the IBIS-3 and IBIS-4 trials 30 7 FROM THE EDITOR by Peter C. Block, MD THE BEAT CLINICAL NEWS 8 Number Check 10 Multimedia Highlights 12 In Focus 13 JACC in a Flash 17 Journal Commentary 18 Journal Wrap 19 ACCEL 34 Peripheral Matters 36 NCDR Update Subscription inquiries should be sent to: [email protected] All correspondence for the American College of Cardiology should be sent to: Resource Center, American College of Cardiology, 2400 N Street NW, Washington DC 20037-1153. Neither the American College of Cardiology nor the publisher is responsible for statements made by any contributor. Statements or opinions expressed in CardioSource WorldNews: Interventions do not represent official policy of the American College of Cardiology unless so stated. No responsibility is assumed by the American College of Cardiology or the Publisher for any injury or damage to persons or property as a matter of product liability, negligence or otherwise or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Although all advertising material published in CardioSource WorldNews: Interventions is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement by the American College of Cardiology or the Publisher of the quality or value of such product or of the claim made of it by its manufacturer. About the American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology is a 49,000-member medical society that is the professional home for the entire cardiovascular care team. The mission of the College is to transform cardiovascular care and to improve heart health. The ACC leads in the formation of health policy, standards and guidelines. The College operates national registries to measure and improve care, provides professional medical education, disseminates cardiovascular research and bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet stringent qualifications. For more information, visit acc.org. CardioSource WorldNews (ISSN: 2165-3674) is published once per month except for April when there will be two issues published by American Medical Communications, 630 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manalapan, NJ 07726. Periodical postage at Manalapan, NJ and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to American Medical Communications, 630 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Freehold, NJ 07726. ©Copyright, 2016. American College of Cardiology Foundation. 4 CardioSource WorldNews: Interventions May/June 2016