Editorial

Michael S. Lauer, MD
Director, Exercise Stress Laboratory, Director of Clinical Research, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Contributing Editor, JAMA

Address: Michael S. Lauer, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail Lauerm@ccf.org

Dr. Lauer is supported by grant HL-66004 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

Michael S. Lauer, MD
Director, Exercise Stress Laboratory, Director of Clinical Research, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Contributing Editor, JAMA

Address: Michael S. Lauer, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail Lauerm@ccf.org

Dr. Lauer is supported by grant HL-66004 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

Michael S. Lauer, MD
Director, Exercise Stress Laboratory, Director of Clinical Research, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Contributing Editor, JAMA

Address: Michael S. Lauer, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail Lauerm@ccf.org

Dr. Lauer is supported by grant HL-66004 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., MD
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

Robert L. Wilensky, MD
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

Address: John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., MD, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 9.119 Founders Pavilion, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail hirshfel@mail.med.upenn.edu

John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., MD
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

Robert L. Wilensky, MD
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

Address: John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., MD, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 9.119 Founders Pavilion, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail hirshfel@mail.med.upenn.edu

John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., MD
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

Robert L. Wilensky, MD
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

Address: John W. Hirshfeld, Jr., MD, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 9.119 Founders Pavilion, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail hirshfel@mail.med.upenn.edu

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH
Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

David O. Taylor, MD
Director, Heart Failure Special Care Unit, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: David Taylor, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH
Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

David O. Taylor, MD
Director, Heart Failure Special Care Unit, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: David Taylor, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH
Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

David O. Taylor, MD
Director, Heart Failure Special Care Unit, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: David Taylor, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO
Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, and the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD
Section Head, Department of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation; Department of Cell Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD, Section of Preventive Cardiology, C51, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail hazens@ccf.org

Dr. Hazen has indicated that he is on the speakers’ bureau of Merck & Co., Inc., and is a consultant for Prognostix, a company specializing in technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and asthma.

Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO
Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, and the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD
Section Head, Department of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation; Department of Cell Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD, Section of Preventive Cardiology, C51, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail hazens@ccf.org

Dr. Hazen has indicated that he is on the speakers’ bureau of Merck & Co., Inc., and is a consultant for Prognostix, a company specializing in technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and asthma.

Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO
Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, and the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD
Section Head, Department of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation; Department of Cell Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD, Section of Preventive Cardiology, C51, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail hazens@ccf.org

Dr. Hazen has indicated that he is on the speakers’ bureau of Merck & Co., Inc., and is a consultant for Prognostix, a company specializing in technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and asthma.

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine; Director, Center for Online Medical Education and Training, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Neil Mehta, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A91, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail mehtan@ccf.org

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine; Director, Center for Online Medical Education and Training, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Neil Mehta, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A91, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail mehtan@ccf.org

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine; Director, Center for Online Medical Education and Training, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Neil Mehta, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A91, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail mehtan@ccf.org

Sherif B. Mossad, MD
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Sherif B. Mossad, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, S32, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: mossads@ccf.org

Sherif B. Mossad, MD
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Sherif B. Mossad, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, S32, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: mossads@ccf.org

Sherif B. Mossad, MD
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Sherif B. Mossad, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, S32, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: mossads@ccf.org