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APRIL 2016, VOL. 5, NO. 4
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Alfred Bove, MD, PhD
PUBLISHER
Gene Conselyea
Clinical Innovators
Health Tech
Business Consult
Straight Talk
PUBLISHING DIRECTOR
Kim Murphy
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Shalen Fairbanks
EDITORIAL SUPPORT
Rachel Cagan
Mobile App Spotlight
EDITORIAL
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Rick McGuire
Catch Up with ACC.16
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PARTNER 2, HOPE-3, GAUSS-3 and more. Check out the ACC.16
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JACC Journals mobile app.
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Eric Raible
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Manda Frederick
ART DIRECTOR
Ari Mihos
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Chris Gedikli
Certified Patient Case
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A 16-year-old boy with a known, restrictive ventricular septal
defect presents complaining of intermittent mild headaches,
chills, diaphoresis, cough with possible sputum production and
joint pain. Many classmates at his boarding school have recently
had strep throat. On exam, his vital signs are normal and there
are no apparent signs of infective endocarditis. What would
you do? Check out this and other Certified Patient Cases under
“Education and Meetings” on ACC.org.
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EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC
Peter C. Block, MD, FACC
Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, MACC
Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC
Andrew Freeman, MD, FACC
Ty Gluckman, MD, FACC
Martha Gulati, MD, FACC
Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC
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:
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Hypertension and Risk for Cardiovascular Mortality
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NCDR Study Shows Benefits, Complications of Pulmonary
Artery Stenting
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Femoral and Carotid Plaque and Coronary Calcium
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