ABSTRACT

Robert L. McNamara, MD, MHS Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Raymond R. Russell, III, MD, PhD Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, USA

André Schmidt, MD Division of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Medical School of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Albert J. Sinusas, MD Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Kathleen Stergiopoulos, MD, PhD Division of Cardiovascular Medicine State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York, USA

Frans J. Th. Wackers, MD Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, USA