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CardioSource WorldNews Home Page SEPTEMBER 2015, VOL. 4, NO. 9 ACC APP ON THE ROAD Cardiology and Infectious Disease: The Road Less Travelled  By Dharmaraj Karthikesan, MD, Fellow-in-Training at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Malaysia EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alfred Bove, MD, PhD PUBLISHER Gene Conselyea AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY STAFF PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Kim Murphy To read the article, scan the QR Code. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Shalen Fairbanks EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE EDITOR Rick McGuire ACC.ORG MANAGING EDITOR Eric Raible ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR Manda Frederick Live from London Check out all of ACC’s coverage, including videos, trial summaries, journal scans, news stories and blog posts, from the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015 in London at ACC.org/ESC2015. Certified Patient Case A patient presents with fatigue, shortness of breath and four heart failure hospitalizations in 6 months. What would you do? Check out this and other Certified Patient Cases under “Education and Meetings” on ACC.org.   Featured Expert Commentary and Article Reviews Visit the “Latest in Cardiology” section of ACC.org for a wide variety of perspectives and analysis on recent cardiovascular research and trends. Current hot topics include: • The Debate About Dietary Cholesterol: Should Nutrition Recommendations Set a Limit? • Anticoagulation Interruption in Atrial Fibrillation – a BRIDGE Too Far? • Should We Stent All Vessels in Patients with STEMI? Pro/Con Expert Analysis • REALIZE: Anacetrapib as a Lipid-Modifying Therapy in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia ART DIRECTOR Ari Mihos ASSISTANT ART DIRECTORS Charlene DePrizio John Salesi Mobile App Spotlight Engage with lawmakers and influence health policy with the ACC’s Advocacy Action mobile app. Features include an interactive congressional directory to locate lawmakers; timely talking points to share during congressional visits; an event scheduler to keep track of Capitol Hill meetings; and social media tools to engage with legislators. The app is available on iTunes (iPhone, iPad) and Google Play (Android devices). Download the app by searching “ACC Advocacy Action” in the app store. For those ACC members attending the 2015 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, next month this app will come in handy! DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER Chris Gedikli PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER Joe Corrao EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC Peter C. Block, 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 Suzanne Hughes, MSN, RN 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] 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 do not represent official policy of the American College of Cardiology unless so stated. 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