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he program at Scientific Sessions 2014 is designed to improve patient care by T communicating the most timely and significant advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease from many different perspectives. Sessions includes five days of comprehensive, unparalleled education through more than 5,000 presentations, with 1,000 invited faculty, and 4,000 abstract presentations, all from the world’s leaders in cardiovascular disease.

Three conference symposia offered 1. Resuscitation Science Symposium The Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) is an Scientific Sessions 2014 will take place Nov. 15-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Unofficial Satellite Events • Cardiovascular Nursing Clinical Symposium: not to miss continued from page 1 In addition to the hundreds of presentations and This cardiovascular clinical symposium provides research findings that are likely to have a significant learning opportunities sponsored by the American the most up-to-date evidence-based practices for impact on your clinical practice. We’ve had a record Heart Association, you will have access to Unofficial all nurses who care for cardiovascular patients to number of trials submitted this year, ensuring you Satellite Events (USE) — independently organized promote optimal patient care and outcomes. Case will learn about the newest medical breakthroughs in scientific and educational activities offered and/ studies will be presented to provide an opportunity a variety of specialties. For even further learning, you or accredited by various sponsoring organizations. for nurses to enhance critical thinking skills when can connect with the researchers involved in select These events will be held at Scientific Sessions 2014 caring for patients with cardiovascular disease. trials through our Meet the Trialists program: before and after official programming, giving you an • Arrhythmia Research Summit: This summit will • Monday, Nov. 17 opportunity for additional learning and networking. bring together faculty and participants involved in 1-1:45 p.m. the areas arrhythmia mechanisms, diagnosis, and Laura Mauri, Boston, Massachusetts 5. Hundreds of Exhibitors Showcasing management to participate in topics devoted to Patrick Moriarty, Kansas City, Kansas Medical innovations cutting edge research and therapeutic innovation. • Tuesday, Nov. 18 Scientific Sessions 2014 offers more than cutting- • One-day event: Nov. 19 1-1:45 p.m. edge science: we offer you the latest in technol- • Four-day event running concurrently with Christopher P Cannon, Boston, Massachusetts ogy, services and products. Inside the Science & Scientific Sessions: Nov. 16-19 Peter K Smith, Durham, North Carolina Technology Hall, you will find areas dedicated to the Each symposium requires a separate registration Located in the Science & Technology Hall, Meet tools and resources for your business and practice. fee from Scientific Sessions 2014. the Trialists affords you the opportunity to get your Check out the Cardiovascular Expert Theaters to find questions answered in a casual setting. specific products and therapeutic treatments, and visit 8. Posters and Case Theaters the Emerging Science & Technology Showcase to The Posters and ePosters present cutting-edge 2. Topics of Universal Interest see the latest technologies in prevention, diagnosis original research displayed in the Poster Hall and Because cardiovascular health is a global issue, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. viewable at personal workstations or on your we are offering joint sessions with international smartphone. You also can go online and communi- societies, sessions of global interest and the 6. Career-Building Workshops for Early cate with presenters via email. Global Congress: Harnessing the Power of Big Career Members • Poster presenters themselves will be able to network Data: Bench-to-Bedside to Population. This Early career members can network with senior in- with “Poster Professors” — the top researchers in a exciting four-day series of seminars and how-to vestigators at the Early Career Day on Saturday, Nov. presenter’s field of interest — who will make “rounds” sessions, occurring within Scientific Sessions 15. One offering is the Peripheral Vascular Disease to welcome and network with poster presenters for 2014, will bring together leading experts from Fellows in Training Workshop, which is designed increased interaction and robust discussion. around the world on the application of big data to enable vascular and cardiovascular post-graduate • The Best of AHA Specialty Conferences Poster Ses- science in basic, translational, genomic, clinical, trainees and junior faculty to more effectively identify sion features the top 10 percent of abstracts presented population, quality and outcomes science. and treat peripheral vascular disorders. The workshop at the 2014 specialty conferences. Meet these poster Featured presentations you will not want to brings together trainees from diverse disciplines, in- presenters from 9:30-11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17. miss include lectures from Gary H. Gibbons, MD, cluding cardiovascular and vascular medicine, vascular • An addition to our Poster Program is the Best of Harlan Krumholz, MD, Robert Califf, MD, Joseph surgery, interventional cardiology and interventional and Late-Breaking Basic Science Poster Session Loscalzo, MD, PhD, John Gaziano, MD, Anne radiology, to facilitate discussion of the common and Reception, which will spotlight the top 30 Wojcicki and many other leading experts. All ses- evidence-based practices. basic science abstracts, as well as late-breaking sions will be held in Grand Ballroom S100c. The Early Career Engagement Lounge will be basic science abstracts. It will be held from 4-6 available once again this year. Here, you can meet the p.m., Monday, Nov. 17. 3. Commitment to Physical Activity experts, learn how AHA membership can help you We’re continuing the newly introduced Case Maintaining an exercise routine while on the road achieve your goals, network with peers and see what Theaters: “Learning at the Movies,” a presentation can be tough. So we’re trying to make it easier. other attendees are saying on our social media sites. that showcases technical aspects and management We have several activities planned, including our of procedures performed in patients, accompanied our walking challenge. Also featured again this 7. Three Symposia: Resuscitation Science by a panel of experts for intense discussion. The year is the Wear Your Sneakers Day, Tuesday, Symposium (ReSS), Cardiovascular Nursing Case Theaters are 45 minute live presentations of Nov. 18, when we hope you give your feet a Clinical Symposium and the new Arrhythmia recorded cases by experts in procedures such as break by trading your business shoes for comfort- Research Summit structural heart disease, coronary surgery, vascular able walking shoes, and the second Sessions • Resuscitation Science Symposium: The Resuscita- surgery, VAD + transplant, electrophysiology, Walking Challenge that will track your daily tion Science Symposium (ReSS) is an international TAVR, and heart failure management. steps. The program will feed all numbers into forum for fundamental, translational, clinical and

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TO ATTEND son s Rea a Unparalleled RESEARCHERS EMTs EMTs days of learning to experience the world’s best Register today to experience the world’s cardiovascular science. Exhibits: November 1 ReSS: November 15– See why Scientific Sessions is the global conference See why Scientific Sessions professionals. of choice for cardiovascular 3 Perspective BEST science the clinical trials The LATE-BREAKING 5 EDUCATION - Most people know the Windy City for its stun- Windy the Most people know latest cardiovascular technology and resources. latest cardiovascular 16–18 with more than 200 exhibitors showcasing the showcasing 16–18 with more than 200 exhibitors leaders in cardiovascular disease. leaders in cardiovascular unparalleled education the Members Circle, and the FAHA Lounge. the Members Circle, and the FAHA Early Career Engagement Lounge, the Early Career Engagement offer again and clinical expertise. To assist in networking we will assist in networking To and clinical expertise. from around the world, with wide-ranging researchfrom around the world, translational, clinical and population science. virtually in lectures and discussions about basic, • Science and Technology Hall (Exhibits) will be Nov. Hall (Exhibits) will be Nov. Technology • Science and • 4,000 abstract presentations; all from the world’s • 4,000 abstract presentations; all from the world’s • 1,000 invited faculty • 1,000 invited • More than 5,000 presentations • Sessions includes five days of comprehensive, days of comprehensive, • Sessions includes five • Network with international leaders and colleagues• Network advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of car prevention, in advances • 1.5 million medical professionals who participate by communicating the most timely and significant • Global presence from more than 100 countries in the fields of cardiology and heart surgery. in the fields of cardiology and heart surgery. care patient Programming is designed to improve • More than 17,000 attendees , is home to several nationally ranked hospitals nationally ranked Report, is home to several clinical and population science, in the United States. perspectives. different disease from many diovascular U.S. News & World World & News health arena and, according to U.S. conference for basic, translational,ing cardiovascular games, though. Chicago takes a serious lead in the though. Chicago takes games, - Scientific Sessions has the best science and is the lead the shore of Lake Michigan. It’s not all fun and It’s Michigan. the shore of Lake Numbers the By parks and a nearly 20-mile-long bicycle path tracingparks and a nearly 20-mile-long bicycle residents and visitors alike, offering more than 500 offering residents and visitors alike, the city also boasts opportunities for health-conscious and gourmet dining options. While that all holds true,While that all and gourmet dining options. ning architecture, fabulous shopping opportunitiesning architecture, fabulous be held Nov. 15–19, at McCormick Place. be held Nov. Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014, to Association’s Heart nities to further your learning and career. nities to further your learning American for the roll out the welcome mat out more about volunteer and engagement opportu- and engagement out more about volunteer Enjoy the Windy City Chicago will city, third largest As the nation’s only a partial list. If you’re already a member, find already a member, only a partial list. If you’re bers Circle and AHA Fellows Lounge. And that is Lounge. AHA Fellows bers Circle and lunches and council dinners, as well as the Mem- lunches and council dinners, Case Theater: “Learning at the Movies,” bistro “Learning at the Movies,” Theater: Case able during the week, including Meet the Trialists, Trialists, the week, including Meet able during the - are avail events networking Several professionals. cardiovascular disease and stroke with like-minded and stroke disease cardiovascular 2. Cardiovascular Nursing Clinical data science in basic, translational, genomic, highlights continued from page 1 Symposium clinical, population, quality and outcomes sci- international forum for fundamental, transla- This cardiovascular clinical symposium provides ence. Participants and attendees will hear state- tional, clinical and population scientists and care the most up-to-date evidence-based practices for of-the-art information on big data science for providers to discuss recent advances related to all nurses who care for cardiovascular patients to understanding disease mechanisms, epidemiolog- treating cardiopulmonary arrest and life-threaten- promote optimal patient care and outcomes. Case ical determinants, and practice for the accelerated ing traumatic injury. studies will be presented to provide an opportunity improvement in the prevention, treatment and for nurses to enhance critical thinking skills when clinical care of cardiovascular disease and stroke caring for patients with cardiovascular disease. on a global scale. The importance of the collec- Plenary Sessions tion, analysis, and leveraging of large scale data 3. New this year: Arrhythmia Research resources across the world will be addressed. PS.01. Hypertension 2014 Summit You will not want to miss the opening 2013 ACC/AHA Cholesterol PS.02. This summit will bring together faculty and session, Harnessing the Power of Big Data: Guidelines: 1 Year Later participants involved in the areas of arrhythmia Bench-to-Bedside to Population, at 8 a.m. on Atrial Fibrillation: New Science, New mechanisms, diagnosis, and management to par- Sunday, Nov. 16. featuring presentations by PS.03. Guidelines and New Uncertainties? ticipate in topics devoted to cutting-edge research Gary H. Gibbons, MD, Harlan Krumholz, MD, and therapeutic innovation. Robert Califf, MD, Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, PS.04. Next Innovations for Heart Failure 1. One-day event: Nov. 19 and John Gaziano, MD. Anne Wojcicki will also Current Controversies in Coronary PS.05. 2. Four-day event running concurrently with provide the Private Sector Perspective on Ethics Revascularization Scientific Sessions: Nov.16-19 and Governance of Big Data Collections for New Perspectives on Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Care, featured at 10:45 PS.06. Research: A Global Approach Early Career Day a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17. All sessions will be

Reciprocal Extrapolation: The activities promote networking and mentor- held in Grand Ballroom S100c. PS.07. Individualizing Care Using Population ship between early career members and senior Data investigators for scientific outreach and career Case Theaters: Learning at the Movies Failure Is Not an Option: The building. The sessions are open to all attendees, Attend 45-minute live presentations of recorded PS.08. Intersection of Diabetes and Heart but are targeted to early career participants. cases by experts in procedures such as structural Failure Epidemics heart disease, vascular surgery, VAD + transplant, Living with Heart Failure: Patient, Late-Breaking Clinical Trials electrophysiology, TAVR, and heart failure man- PS.10. Physician, Surgeon and Nurse The innovative Late-Breaking Clinical Trial ses- agement. Each presentation is accompanied by Perspectives sions provide the latest breakthroughs in clinical panel discussion and audience response. science. These sessions provide notable exposure and recognition for studies likely to have a Maintenance of Certification MARK YOUR CALENDAR significant impact on clinical practice and/or to Participate in educational and self-assessment make significant advances in a scientific field. programs that meet specialty-specific standards Scientific Sessions 2014 set by the American Board of Pediatrics and the Scientific Sessions: Nov. 15-19 Special Sessions American Board of Internal Medicine. Participants Exhibits: Nov. 16-18 26 Programming Tracks must be registered by Oct. 15. Resuscitation Science Symposium: Scientific Sessions has 26 Tracks to assist you Nov. 15-16 in navigating the meeting. These tracks cover Over 4,000 abstracts of original research Cardiovascular Nursing Clinical basic, translational, clinical and population (oral and poster) Symposium: Nov. 18-19 science, allowing you to focus your education Sessions Don’t-Miss List in your specialty or expand your knowledge Panel Discussion • The latest breakthroughs in clinical in other areas. Search programming by track Featuring Dick Cheney: Living with Heart Failure: science with the online program planner available at Patient, Physician, Surgeon and Nurse Perspectives • Spotlight on cardiovascular science scientificsessions.org. • Topics of global interest Genome-Phenome Study: What AHA is • Unofficial satellite events Global Congress Doing with Big Science • Hundreds of exhibitors showcasing Harnessing the Power of Big Data: Bench- medical innovations to-Bedside to Population Special Lectures • Workshop for early career members This exciting four-day series of seminars and • Presidential Address, Elliott Antman, MD,

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL • Poster presentations and ePosters how-to sessions, occurring within Scientific Ses- Boston • Lots of networking! sions 2014, will bring together leading experts • Lewis A. Conner Memorial Lecture, Don Ing- from around the world on the application of big ber, MD, PhD, Boston 4 my.americanheart.org CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 5 - . A printable my.americanheart.org he success of AHA/ASA depends he success of our goalon fundraising. Meeting for the Leadership Gift Campaign Sept. 1 marked the kick-off of the 2014- the kick-off Sept. 1 marked easy! Donations online — it’s It’s Leader about this year’s are excited We provides revenue to support national to support revenue provides programs. In theresearch and educational only Council past, the campaign has targeted with the 2014-15leadership. Beginning we will includeLeadership Gift Campaign, the leadership from all Council Committees and the Science Subcommittees. 15 Leadership Gift Campaign that will run through Jan. 31, 2015. Council leadership from the 16 Councils, as well as leadership from the Council Committees and Science to contribute Subcommittees, are asked the Leadership Gift Campaign with toward monetary donations and hours logged in the For or Council activities. volunteer met Council leaders have years, last two the goal of 100 percent participation. In raised $150,077 and logged2013-14, they impressive hours, a very 29,368 volunteer goal is to once This year’s achievement. 100 percent participation from have again $152,000 or Council leaders and to receive greater in monetary donations, and 30,000 hours. volunteer entered hours can be and volunteer quickly by using the online form at www. ahacouncilcampaign.org of the form also is available. version multiple online may make Individuals and hours All contributions entries. 1, 2014, and Jan. accumulated between Feb. 31, 2015, are counted by logging them and thus supporting your Council. ship Gift Campaign and the addition of the leadership from the Council Committees and are confi- We the Science Subcommittees. meet our goalsdent that we will once again of 100 percent participation, contributions of $152,000 or greater and 30,000 volunteer for your efforts Thank you in advance hours. these goals. in helping us achieve Leadership Leadership Gift Campaign T Lead the way to discovery in the fight to discovery Lead the way MD, Durham, N.C. MD, Durham, against cardiovascular disease and stroke — and stroke disease cardiovascular against learn more, please visit: To today! register scientificsessions.org. Session Title Joint AHA/Mexican Society of Cardiology Session: New Challenges in Intervention Cardiovascular Complex Joint AHA/International Society of Vascular Health: Does Arterial Stiffness Matter in Atherosclerotic Disease and Heart Failure? for Prognosis and Risk AHA/Sociedad Cardiología: Joint de Chilena Cardiovascular Disease in Women in Chile and Latin America Joint AHA/European Society of Cardiology Session: MitralValve Update Intercontinental An Regurgitation: Joint AHA/Italian Federation of Cardiology Session: Genetic Testing in Your Clinical Practice Joint AHA/World Heart Federation Session: Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease - What’s New in 2014 Joint AHA/European Society of Cardiology Session: Sudden Death and Cardiomyopathies: Nature and Nurture in Europe and the United States Joint AHA/Egyptian Society of Cardiology (Egyptian Working Group of Cases Interventional Challenging Cardiology): Interventional Joint AHA/Brazilian Society of Cardiology Session: Hypertension Treatment Joint AHA/American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Session: Cardiovascular Disease among Asian Indians Joint AHA/Israel Heart Society Session: Advances in Acute Coronary Syndromes Joint AHA/Korean Society of Cardiology Session: What Should Learn We From the Basic and Clinical Studies Control to Cardiovascular Disease Joint AHA/InterAmerican Society of Cardiology: New Guidelines: New Wine in Old Wineskins, or Old Wine in New Wineskins? Joint AHA/Great Wall - International Congress of Cardiology Session: Pulmonary Hypertension Bridge China and America: From Gene to Population of Pathology/Society AHA/Association Cardiovascular European Joint for Women Young in Death Cardiac Sudden Session: Pathology Cardiovascular Joint AHA/Cardiology Society of India Session: Quality improvement and ResearchOutcomes Joint AHA/Chinese Society of Cardiology Session: Hypertension Management in China - The Gap Between Guideline and Practice Joint AHA/Japanese Circulation Society Session: Use of ES/iPS Cells for Medicine Cardiovascular JS.11 JS.14 JS.12 JS.15 JS.16 JS.19 JS.10 JS.07 JS.24 JS.21 JS.04 JS.05 JS.03 JS.08 JS.09 JS.26 JS.23 JS.22

Session Number Session MD, Durham, N.C. Wallentin, MD, PhD, Uppsala, Sweden MD, PhD, Uppsala, Wallentin, Joint Sessions Promote Collaboration and More Global Programming Global and More Collaboration Joint Sessions Promote • Distinguished Scientist Lecture, Robert Califf, Lecture, Robert Califf, • Distinguished Scientist • Nobel Laureate Lecture, Robert Lefkowitz, Lecture, Robert Lefkowitz, • Nobel Laureate • Paul Dudley White International Lecture, Lars International Lecture, White Dudley • Paul Also, don’t miss a Panel Discussion, featuring Dick Cheney: Living with Heart Failure: Patient, Physician, Physician, Patient, Heart Failure: with Living Cheney: Dick featuring Discussion, Panel a miss don’t Also, Surgeon and Nurse Perspectives. Also new this year is the Genome-Phenome Study: What AHA is Doing Science. Big with International Stroke Conference Preview ISC 2015: Connecting the World to Stroke Science his is a very exciting time in the field application in the real world; and the Student/ of cerebrovascular disease. The rate of Trainee and Early Career Pre-Conference Sym- T discovery of new diagnostic and thera- posium II: Emerging Trends for Stroke Trials: peutics for stroke has never been greater. Come Biomarkers, Adaptive Trial Design, Repair Trials, be a part of the International Stroke Conference and New Endpoints. The main days of the ISC (ISC) — connecting the world to stroke science. include compelling invited symposia; stimulat- 2014 International Stroke Conference Posters. The 2015 conference will take place Feb 11-13, ing debates; provocative oral scientific abstract 2015, at Music City Center, located in down- presentations; intriguing scientific abstract post- fabric, and live music can be seen and heard every town Nashville, Tennessee – one of The New ers; and special lectures on recent advances and day and night of the week. A mild, pleasant cli- York Times’ top 15 places to visit. On behalf of state-of-the-science technologies. This premier mate and lush, green, rolling hills offer a beautiful the American Stroke Association, a division of conference is intended for adult and pediatric backdrop to the incredible music, remarkable din- the American Heart Association, and the Stroke neurologists; neurosurgeons; neuroradiologists ing, fantastic shopping, thrilling sporting events, Council Program Committee, we welcome you to and interventional radiologists; physiatrists; endo- historical landmarks, and thriving contemporary join us for this premier educational event. The pro- vascular specialists; emergency medicine special- and theatrical arts scene that can all be found in gram emphasizes basic, clinical and translational ists; primary care physicians; hospitalists; nurses this amazing city. sciences as they evolve toward a more complete and nurse practitioners; rehabilitation specialists; Please join us for the International Stroke Con- understanding of stroke pathophysiology with the physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and ference 2015 in exhilarating downtown Nashville, overall goal of developing more effective preven- pharmacists. Additionally, the ISC is just as much Tennessee, and be a part of this outstanding and tion and treatment. Stroke systems of care, quality home for basic scientists, clinical scientists, stroke illuminating experience. ISC 2015 — Education. and outcomes are also key parts of the conference. program coordinators, policy makers and public Inspiration. Illumination. We look forward to see- The International Stroke Conference 2015 health officials who work in the stroke field. ing you in February. provides unique opportunities to meet and network Special symposia, debates and abstract Kyra J. Becker, MD, FAHA with colleagues from around the world with wide- presentations will focus on numerous topics from Chair, International Stroke Conference 2015 ranging research interests and expertise in stroke 21 stroke-related categories. Sessions in clinical Program Committee prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. categories will center on community risk factors; For 2015, we anticipate more than 4,000 profes- emergency care; acute neuroimaging; acute en- sional attendees, as well as exhibitors displaying dovascular and acute nonendovascular treatment; Gold Standard Boards new stroke products and services. We are truly diagnosis of stroke etiology; cerebral large artery dedicated to the international nature of this confer- disease; in-hospital treatment; clinical rehabilita- hirty-three local governing bodies of the ence with attendees, presenters and faculty coming tion and recovery; and health services, quality American Heart Association can call from all corners of the world. improvement, and patient-centered outcomes. Ses- T themselves Gold Standard Boards for The 2015 program offers three separate pre- sions in basic science categories focus on vascular meeting criteria designed to help strengthen and conference symposia: the State-of-the-Science biology in health and disease; basic and preclinical improve health, revenue and volunteerism goals Stroke Nursing Symposium; ISC Pre-Conference neuroscience of stroke recovery; and experimen- at AHA affiliates across the country. Symposium I: Stroke in the Real World: Work- tal mechanisms and models. Further specialized Another 33 local boards, out of 112 ing Man Blues: Challenges in Inpatient Stroke topics include pediatric stroke; intracerebral hem- nationwide, have earned the Silver Standard Care, which will focus on scientific advances in orrhage; nursing; preventive strategies; vascular Board designation, and 16 are Bronze Standard cerebrovascular disease while emphasizing their cognitive impairment; aneurysms; subarachnoid Boards. The Gold category saw an increase hemorrhage; neurocritical care; vascular of 11 boards over the prior year, and the total International Stroke Conference 2014 Plenary Session. malformations; and ongoing clinical trials. number of recognized boards grew by 10. In addition to exceptional education Among the criteria used to determine award and networking with more than 4,000 winners is a board’s composition. The AHA cerebrovascular research and practice suggests boards include at least 25 percent physi- experts from around the globe, you cians or medical professionals; 25 percent mem- will also have the chance to experience bers such as philanthropists, survivors of heart Nashville, Tennessee – nicknamed “Music disease or stroke, or members of health-related City” for good reason! Long known as the companies; and 50 percent from the corporate

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL “Country Music Capital of the World,” world. Typically, board presidents are physicians music weaves a fundamental pattern in who can serve as spokespeople for the AHA, Nashville’s cultural, business and social 6 my.americanheart.org CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 7 my.americanheart.org the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Texas-Southwestern of the University July 1. began The work School in Dallas. Robert Matheney, MD FAHA, Greater New Area Orleans Washington Greater MD, Robinson, Reginald Region Elizabeth Hawaii MD, Char, Willie Lawrence, MD FAHA, Kansas Jr., City Paul Harnick, E. Long MD, Island Mark S. Slaughter, MD FAHA, Louisville Maine MD, Putschoegl, Adam Samuel Gidding, MD FAAP FAHA, New Castle County (DE) Omaha MD, Robert Spicer, Philadelphia MD, Figueredo, Vincent Iva Smolens, Phoenix MD, Joaquin Cigarroa, Portland MD, (OR) Lloyd Feit, Rhode MD, Island George Porter, MD PhD FAAP FAHA, Rochester Steven Bailey, MD FAHA, San Antonio Eunice Sanchez-Mata, San MD, Diego Division Angela Brown, St. MD, Louis Syracuse MD, Iqbal, Uzma Tarrant MD, Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy, County (TX) Tulsa MD, Spain, Michael Cities Twin MD, Smalley, Stephen Science professionals play a significant role in University in Nashville, Tenn., the Icahn School Tenn., in Nashville, University and York of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New G. Alan Yeasted, Allegheny MD, Counties Butler Beaver MD, Ganz, Leonard Charlotte FAHA, MD Barringer, Thomas Chicago FAHA, MD Lloyd-Jones, Donald Cincinnati FAHA, MD Broderick, Thomas Cleveland MD, Mackall, Judith Laxmi Mehta, MD FAHA, Columbus Cooper,Tyler MPH, MD, Dallas Stephen Daniels, PhD, MD, FAAP FAHA, Denver Enrico Martin, Des MD, Moines Roger Blumenthal, MD FAHA, Greater Baltimore Malissa Wood, Greater MD, Boston up volunteer efforts to meet the AHA’s 2020 AHA’s to meet the efforts up volunteer health the cardiovascular Impact Goal “to improve Americans by 20 percent while reducing of all by diseases and stroke deaths from cardiovascular 20 percent.” strengthening these local boards through recruit- - community involve efforts, ment and engagement Congratulations to efforts. ment and advocacy who served these outstanding science volunteers recognized as boards as President of the following Gold during the 2013-2014 fiscal year: -

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That shows they are following they That shows AHA. lished by the local board has to meet 14 of the 16 criteria estab- free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.” free of cardiovascular are vital to our mission of building healthier lives, healthier lives, are vital to our mission of building their immense talent. Their extraordinary efforts Their extraordinary their immense talent. selflessly contributing their time, their passion and their selflessly contributing ton. “I want to thank our outstanding boards for soton. “I want tional research at Harvard Medical School in Bos- tional research at Harvard medicine and associate dean for clinical/transla- American Heart Association and also professor of American Heart said Elliott Antman, MD, FAHA, president of the Antman, MD, FAHA, said Elliott people who live in the communities they serve,” serve,” in the communities they people who live make meaningful, enduring connections with the meaningful, make because our board members are the ones who the success of the American Heart Association, American Heart the success of the while chairs are from the corporate world. first to isolate, clone The American Heart Association and define the function of the endothelial cell protein C receptor, Names 6 Distinguished Scientists which remains a cen- he American Heart Association has University of California, San Francisco tral topic of research designated six Distinguished Scientists San Francisco in vascular biology T for 2014. These renowned scientists will Barbara Drew’s program of research has today. With more than be honored by the association for their research, determined standards for accurate electrocar- 400 publications, Charles T. Esmon, which has advanced the understanding of diographic monitoring of patients at risk for Charles Esmon has PhD, FAHA cardiovascular disease and stroke. The awardees arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia, and QT consistently led will join the ranks of 82 other eminent research- interval prolongation. Her research represents the field in original ers and scientists and will be recognized at the a major breakthrough in knowledge develop- research and innovation. Opening Session of Scientific Sessions 2014 in ment and has resulted Chicago. in significant changes Bruce Furie, MD, FAHA in clinical practice Chief, Division of Hemostasis and Thrombosis Gerald W. Dorn, II, MD, FAHA with recognizable Professor of Medicine Philip and Sima K. Needleman Professor of benefit to the public. Harvard Medical School Medicine Through collaboration Boston Associate Chair for Translational Research with industry experts, Bruce Furie has been a leader in the field of Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics Barbara Drew made thrombosis and hemostasis since the 1970s and Washington University School of Medicine major breakthroughs has over 300 publications. Among the many St. Louis in pre-hospital mobile Barbara J. Drew, scientific accomplishments that he has made, Gerald Dorn is internationally recognized phone transmitted PhD, RN, FAHA, one of the most important is the discovery of for his contributions to defining the molecular electrocardiograms FAAN P-selectin in 1984. signaling pathways that govern the development for patients who call This receptor mediates of cardiac hypertrophy and programmed cell 9-1-1 for chest pain binding of leukocytes death with special focus on G protein coupled and in ST-segment (ischemia) monitoring in pa- to both platelets and receptor signaling tients admitted to coronary intensive care units. endothelial cells. In cascades. His recent Her studies have informed the development of 1992, he reported in work is among the arrhythmia monitoring algorithms that more Nature that P-selectin first to define the mo- accurately detect arrhythmias and reduce false plays a role in throm- lecular regulation and alarms that result in alarm fatigue. The clinical bosis. This has led to dynamic alterations in impact of her research has been profound by en- the development of Bruce Furle, mitochondrial homeo- hancing patient safety and improving outcomes. novel anti-thrombotic MD, FAHA stasis in health and agents that target P-se- disease states using a Charles T. Esmon, PhD, FAHA lectin. More recently, large array of animal Gerald W. Dorn, II, Lloyd Noble Chair in Cardiovascular Research Bruce Furie has developed an in vivo imaging models, from fly to MD, FAHA Member and Head, Coagulation Biology system to visualize clot formation in cremaster mouse. In addition, he Laboratory vessels in real time. This work has provided led a series of clinical Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation new insights into the mechanism of clot forma- genetics and functional genomics investiga- Oklahoma City tion where the region next to the injured vessel tions and revealed, for the first time, a genetic Charles Esmon is the holder of 20 patents, has densely packed platetets, known as the core, signature for common human heart failure. several of which have been licensed and are in and above this more loosely packed platelets, Gerald Dorn’s research spans over 30 years of development by U.S. companies for diagnosis known as the shell. Bruce Furie has been a lead- outstanding accomplishment. He is recognized and treatment of vascular diseases and blood ing force in the field of blood coagulation for by our community as one of the most influential clots in particular. He is widely recognized many years. leaders for exceptional quality, originality, and for the identification and characterization of especially, scientific breadth. protein C and the protein C anticoagulation William R. Hiatt, MD, Master of the pathway. He delineated functions of protein Society for Vascular Medicine (MSVM), Barbara J. Drew, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN C as a natural anticoagulant of the hemostatic FAHA

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL David Mortara Distinguished Professor of system. He helped to define the mechanism of Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Physiological Nursing action of thrombomodulin as a cellular regulator (Novartis Foundation Endowed Professor of Clinical Professor of Medicine in Cardiology of protein C activity. More recently, he was the Cardiovascular Research) 8 my.americanheart.org CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 9 my.americanheart.org free that helps people get the app iPad is be- most out of medical conferences just in timeAHA ing rolled out by the During the conference, for the five roomsDuring the conference, for the five After the conference, the presentations from designed by app was This innovative The Conference Notes app is designed to - After a trial of the app at Basic Cardiovas How Conference Notes works: Before the conference, users of the app can view itinerary byplan their own the whole schedule and are interested in seeing. shortlisting the talks they AHA to Test a New iPad, a New iPad, Test AHA to App in Select Content Sessions at Scientific Sessions 2014 A being covered by the app, attendees can follow being covered bookmark from their iPad, presentations live notes make later, review slides for their favorite annotate or high- alongside the slides, and even interested in. light areas on the slides that they’re the areas supported by Conference Notes can those that users even in the app, be reviewed also They’ll were unable to attend on the day. on the Conference Notes website be available where users can login to their account and the presentations, with their notes download too, to share with colleagues. and sketches AstraZeneca with the aim of helping users get the most out of medical conferences and exchange. promoting scientific for Scientific Sessions. Available in November in November Available for Scientific Sessions. - App Store, it can be used in the follow in the Plenary Sessioning meeting halls and sessions: (S100ab & S106ab),(Hall B1), Special Sessions Global Congress (S100c) and CVN Symposium for Sessions willThose registered (N427abc). a code via email that will let them use receive the app before, during and after the conference. help attendees unlock the full potential of the content seen at medical conferences. It lets you presentations live plan your schedule, follow notes and look back at the take on your iPad, content after the conference has finished. cular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2014 in Las 89 percent of those who provided in July, Vegas feedback said that the app had enhanced their 93 of attending the conference, and experience use it again. would percent said they

Mark A. Hlatky, Mark A. Hlatky, FACC MD, FAHA, three walkers’ total three walkers’ steps as well cumulative as the top three councils cumula- with average steps. On Tuesday, tive AHA in 18, join Nov. celebrating physical by participating activity Sneakers Your in Wear Day. Mark Hlatky is an internationally recognized is an internationally Mark Hlatky onference participants can register for the onference participants can register prominent clinical trialist in the field, and has trialist in the field, prominent clinical for regulatory the current framework established approval. Mark A. Hlatky, MD, FAHA, FACC Professor of Health Research and Policy Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) Medicine of School Stanford California Alto, Palo leader in the comparative effectiveness and cost and effectiveness leader in the comparative and tech- of medical interventions effectiveness in a broad his expertise nologies. He has applied range of methods that include clinical outcomes ascertainment, health services and policy, deci- epidemiology, sion sciences, clinical and genet- cardiology, ics. He pioneered of the ap- many proaches with which clinical trials measure quality-of-life, costs and cost-effectiveness alongside clinical outcomes and has established international collaborations to assess the in care and outcomes at a patient level, variability supporting personalized medicine. In several instances, his research has profoundly influenced clinical practice and policy. cardiovascular will place throughout the convention center. will place throughout the convention C at the booth located in the Challenge Walking In 2013, Walking Grand Concourse Lobby. 10.7 million Challenge participants took over steps and we were able to highlight the top William R. Hiatt, MD, MSVM, FAHA uring Scientific Sessions 2014, the American Heart Association and continues to emphasize exercise

William Hiatt has made important Hiatt has made important William

prevention. We encourage attendee participa- We prevention. activities living healthy tion in the various AHA will hold during the conference. offered the 2nd Annual Walking Challenge in Chicago this An additional year. feature this year is the ability to track and monitor your blood pressure during the conference by stopping by one of blood pres- the many AHA sure kiosks that D AHA’s Scientific Sessions Walking Challenge Scientific Sessions AHA’s Aurora, Colorado Aurora, University of Colorado School of Medicine of School Colorado of University President, CPC Clinical Research Clinical CPC President, and randomized trials. He is arguably the most and randomized trials. He is arguably including basic pathophysiology, epidemiology including basic pathophysiology, of clinical investigation in all aspects of PAD of PAD in all aspects of clinical investigation Hiatt has demonstrated an outstanding record therapeutics by the FDA. Overall, William William Overall, therapeutics by the FDA. PAD, and on the regulation of cardiovascular of cardiovascular regulation and on the PAD, he has played a leading role in clinical trials in he has played a leading role in clinical trials in practice guidelines. Over the last two decades, the last two practice guidelines. Over training in PAD, leading directly to clinical training in PAD, demonstrated the positive effects of exercise of exercise effects demonstrated the positive key functional measures in the field, and functional key PAD. William Hiatt’s team developed the team developed Hiatt’s William PAD. pathophysiology of pathophysiology paradigm of the altering the existing altering the existing of PAD patients, of PAD skeletal muscle muscle skeletal dysfunction in the mitochondrial UCLA, characterized (Pharmacology), from Eric Brass, MD, PhD group along with investigations, his investigations, executed clinical clinical executed and its treatment. Through a series of carefully and its treatment. impairment in peripheral artery disease (PAD) artery disease (PAD) impairment in peripheral of intermittent claudication and the exercise and the exercise of intermittent claudication contributions to understanding the mechanisms contributions 2013-2014: Our Year in Review

Publications tions between and within subgroups of patients. • 46 statements and guidelines published (36 AHA To accomplish the promise of the CVGPS, Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, papers, 10 joint guidelines). the AHA is offering two grant mechanisms Perioperative and Resuscitation • There were 68 papers in development among the to investigators: Pathway Grants, funded at The Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative Councils at the end of the fiscal year. $250,000/year for two years for a total of and Resuscitation (3CPR) Council established the $500,000; and Grand Challenge Awards, funded new 3CPR Early Career Committee aimed to sup- Funded at $500,000/year for four years for a total of $2 port, guide and engage young investigators within • The AHA Research Committee and affiliates ap- million. To date, almost 50 letters of inter- the Council. proved funding for the following programs: Be- est have been received for the Pathway Grant The Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Periop- ginning Grant-in-Aid (BGIA), Mentored Clinical Program. Inaugural CVGPS Pathway Grant erative and Resuscitation and Cardiovascular and and Population Research Award (MCPRA), awardees will be announced at this year’s AHA Stroke Nursing Councils approved a new travel Established Investigator Award (EIA), Fellow- Scientific Sessions. stipend to support travel and hotel for Cardiovas- to-Faculty Transition Award (FTF), Grant-in-Aid • Sessions Summit: More than 100 AHA cular Nursing Clinical Symposium during the fall (GIA), Innovative Research Grant (IRG), Student volunteers met in Dallas, June 17-18, to discuss Scientific Sessions. Medical Fellowship, Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fel- approaches to transform AHA educational of- lowships, Scientist Development Grant (SDG), ferings and meetings and ensure that AHA con- Clinical Cardiology and the Undergraduate Student Fellowship. The tinues to serve as a global leader for dissemina- The Council on Clinical Cardiology continued AHA is also funding new award mechanisms: tion and translation of cardiovascular and stroke its tradition of reaching out to underrepresented the Strategically Focused Research Network knowledge and information for scientists and groups through a number of programs, including (SFRN), the Collaborative Science Award (CSA) clinicians for 2015 and beyond. minority travel grants for Fellows to attend the and the Mentor/AHA Mentee Award. Scientific Sessions and, this last November, the • AHA’s Science & Technology Accelerator Council accomplishments 2013-2014 second Minority High School Program, which Program just selected Health Outcomes Sciences Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and introduced students to the attractions of a career (HOS), distributor of ePRISM® (electronic Per- Vascular Biology in cardiovascular clinical care and science. The sonalized Risk Information Services Manager) Beginning 2015, the conference will be called the council will continue this tradition at Sessions digital technology, as its third investment. The Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/ 2014. Ten subcommittees have been busy, leading investment capital will expand ePRISM® digital Peripheral Vascular Disease Scientific Sessions, the development of multiple scientific documents. technology to permit improving acute stroke out- strengthening the link between the Councils. The Committee on Electrocardiography and Ar- comes by ensuring that stroke patients who would This first collaborative framework between rhythmias has developed a Cardiac Arrhythmia benefit from tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) the ATVB Council and other AHA Councils (e.g., Research Summit to be held at Sessions that will receive it. Currently less than 10 percent do. PVD and FGTB Councils) will further integrate bring together an internationally prominent panel • 6,072 applications were reviewed by 2,609 sessions and activities at the annual spring confer- of experts for a lively scientific exchange of ideas. volunteer reviewers. There were 974 applications ence. The overall goal is to enhance the meeting funded, totaling almost $149 million. for members of collaborating Councils while Cardiovascular Disease in the Young growing attendance through innovative and cre- Established a new Pediatric Heart Failure Science Miscellaneous ative programming that engages all Councils. Key Subcommittee, effective July 1. Yuk Law, MD, is • The first Strategically Focused Research goals are designed to reflect forward-looking the Chair, and this subcommittee will consist of Network in Prevention announced Mount planning and to enhance quality and content for all liaisons from many Councils, including CLCD, Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, Northwestern stakeholders. This will begin for the 2015 ATVB/ Lifestyle, BCVS, EPI, CVSN, CVRI, CVSA, University, University of Texas Southwestern PVD program planning QCOR and 3CPR. This committee will support and Vanderbilt University as awardees in June. the Cardiovascular Disease in the Young’s mission Applications are open for the second SFRN in Basic Cardiovascular Sciences to improve the health of children with heart failure Hypertension, and a third network has been an- Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, the 2014 or cardiomyopathy through research, education, nounced: Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease. Basic Cardiovascular Scientific Sessions in Las prevention, advocacy and quality improvement. • The Cardiovascular Genome Phenome Study Vegas drew a record of 602 attendees. Abstracts is a collaborative effort spearheaded by the submitted totaled 366. Speakers from around Cardiovascular Radiology and AHA to accelerate the future of cardiovascu- the world, including Australia, Asia, Europe, Intervention

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL lar medicine. CVGPS combines the power of Latin America and the U.S. presented their work CVRI sponsored a cardiovascular imaging program long-term population studies with the precision on the latest in basic and translational cardio- (Program Chair: Dr. Garth Beache) at the annual of molecular analysis to unravel key distinc- vascular research. meeting of the Students National Medical Associa- 10 my.americanheart.org CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 11 - my.americanheart.org November 15-19 November IL Chicago, scientificsessions.org The purpose of the subcommittee is to form The purpose of the subcommittee ence. These awards provide travel funding for travel provide These awards ence. who have minority early career investigators Interna- AHA/ASA’s abstracts accepted to the Conference. tional Stroke Stroke a travel is offering The Council on Stroke and grant to minority early career investigators students who will be presenting research at the The award Conference. International Stroke will honor accomplished minority students while and minority early career investigators AHA/ in the enabling them to get more involved Confer ASA and in the International Stroke Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Subcommittee: Social Science New Established of Health. Determinants all to be fully informed of a group of experts disparities research and priority areas in health understanding of the cardio- to a clearer move - fac health impacts of socio-contextual vascular groups population how tors with an emphasis on - and social environ their physical experience unique contributions ments or “place” and the health. on cardiovascular of these environments critical questions at The committee will address and identify ways in innovative multiple levels areas for further research. Furthermore, it will science advocacy, to drive as the nexus serve and education and to impact environmental quickly to reach- AHA can move change so the ing the 2020 goals.

reflected by the PVD Council was recognized by AHA as a recognized by PVD Council was The name change marks a recognition by the Hypertension was selected as the secondHypertension was tific Sessions. and scientists develop professionals, educators their professional careers. translational facilitate science and enhance and scientific base ofresearch by enriching the physicians. scientists, clinicians, and to leaders in theduce early career researchers and translationalfield of functional genomics biology. and Translational Biology membership for early Translational and career investigators. Peripheral Vascular Disease Vascular Peripheral Periph- ATVB. Established joint conference with Disease Council name will be rec- Vascular eral The Councilognized in the name of conference. 2015 ATVB/PVD to the new is looking forward Scientific Sessions. in the small Council Winner Council Engagement category. Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular in Kidney Society ofCo-sponsoring the Inter-American Hypertension conference this year for the first time with the Hypertension Council. Lifestyle changed its name Oct. 1, Council The NPAM 2013 to the Council on Lifestyle and Cardio- conference The Council’s metabolic Health. 2015, to the name will also change, effective This EPI/Lifestyle 2015 Scientific Sessions. conference is supported by the Council on Epi- and the Council on demiology and Prevention Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. represent Council that our mission and activities area of science than was a larger name. NPAM Hypertension The Council changed its name to the Council on Hypertension to broaden its scope to include the research. areas of hypertension many , with the Research Network Focused Strategically proposal written and submitted by members of the Hypertension Council. 1. To provide functional mentoring at AHA Scien- at functional mentoring provide To 1. healthcare and help early career support To 2. possible quality of promote the highest To 3. and intro- opportunities networking provide To 4. Genomics of Functional enhance the value To 5. The EPI Council was recognized by AHA recognized by The EPI Council was Established two new science subcommit- new Established two Barbara Drew, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA, was FAHA, FAAN, RN, PhD, Barbara Drew, This was the first year for the Dracup Award year for the Dracup the first This was Council category. as a Council Engagement Winner in the large in the large Winner as a Council Engagement ing objectives: lar Health Committee. - Established a Mentoring Program with the follow - FGTB Molecular Determinants of Cardiovascu Biology QCOR Social Determinants of Health and EPI & Translational and Genomics Functional tees in collaboration with other Councils: EPI & ment and cholesterol. Risk focused on lifestyle, obesity, risk assess- Risk focused on lifestyle, obesity, ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular ACC/AHA members were involved in the release of the 2013 members were involved Numerous Epidemiology and Prevention Council Numerous Epidemiology and Prevention members have made on the health of the public. members have named the first CVSN Distinguished Scientist. and the tremendous impact that the Council Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Council Celebrated the 50th anniversary 2013 and is planned for 2014 and beyond. Prevention Epidemiology and Kathleen Dracup, RN, PhD, FAAN, at Sessions Kathleen Dracup, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Lecture. It was proposed and awarded to proposed and awarded and Lecture. It was Symposium. Nursing Symposium to help nurses travel to the Nursing Symposium to help nurses travel cular and Stroke Nursing travel stipend for the stipend Nursing travel cular and Stroke - and Resuscitation/Cardiovas Care, Perioperative involved in the AHA and Scientific Sessions. in the involved Critical Cardiopulmonary, the new Developed reer investigators while enabling them to be more while enabling reer investigators Nursing Stroke and Cardiovascular award honors accomplished students and early ca- honors award research at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions. The Scientific Sessions. AHA’s research at the investigators and students who will be presenting investigators communities and medical students. communities and medical grant to early career a travel Anesthesia is offering 40 years of advocacy and service to underserved 40 years of advocacy Anesthesia Surgery and Cardiovascular and Surgery The Council on Cardiovascular Meharry medical schools, the SNMA boasts over Meharry medical schools, by medical students from Howard University and University Howard by medical students from dents, residents and physicians. Established in 1964dents, residents and physicians. more than 6,000 medical students, pre-medical stu- more than 6,000 medical medical students of color. Membership includes Membership of color. medical students organization focused on the needs and concerns of focused on the needs organization tion (SNMA), the oldest and largest student-run the oldest and largest tion (SNMA), Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology ATVB Programming at Scientific Sessions t is a great honor to become the Chair of the suggestions from our Council members submitted tation to non-members to join the ATVB Council ATVB Council, one of the AHA’s largest and through the Oasis website, and I would encour- and for our members to actively participate in I most active scientific Councils. On behalf of age members to keep submitting their ideas for Council activities. It is an excellent opportunity for our entire Council, I would like to thank Nigel 2015. Coordinating all of these ideas for ATVB networking for junior and established investiga- Mackman, PhD, FAHA, for his leadership over the and ensuring that our Council is represented at the tors alike. The Leadership Committee is here to past two years. He meeting is a monumental task, and we would like serve the Council and the AHA, and we welcome has been instrumen- to thank Greg Shelness for all his efforts. Greg your suggestions. Please feel free to contact me tal in maintaining MESSAGE Shelness will be stepping down as Chair of the ([email protected]) with sugges- the vitality of our FROM THE Program Committee as he is moving to the NIH tions for Council activities or if you would like to Council. Under this fall. We wish him well in this next chapter of get involved with the Council. his leadership, we CHAIR his career. I look forward to seeing you at Scientific Ses- have had successes In closing, I would like to extend an open invi- sions 2014 in Chicago! in many areas, including membership recruitment, efforts to engage Early Career Corner ceive a plaque and junior investigators, $1,000; other fi- conference attendance he ATVB Early Career Committee is nalists will receive and recognition of preparing for Scientific Sessions 2014 a plaque and $500. the importance of T in Chicago. This annual conference is Be sure to attend the Council’s area of Kathryn Moore, the premier event for cardiovascular scientists the session Sunday research. Fortunately, PhD, FAHA throughout the world and is an excellent op- afternoon (Nov. Nigel Mackman will portunity for trainees and junior investigators 16) to see and hear continue to partici- to showcase their work. Whether you’re giving some of the hottest pate in Council leadership activities. As the past an oral presentation, moderated poster or a Katey J. Rayner, work coming from PhD Chair, he now starts a two-year term as Chair of traditional poster presentation, you’ll be sure rising stars in our the Nominations and Awards Committee. Thank to get feedback from the leaders in your field. Council. you, Nigel Mackman, for all of the time and effort This year, the Scientific Sessions Sessions is you put into making the Council’s activities so Programming Committee will continue to also the best place to network and connect successful! implement changes to improve attendance at with both senior colleagues and other junior As fall approaches, Scientific Sessions 2014 in poster sessions by reducing concomitant pro- investigators. The ATVB ECC is once again Chicago is right around the corner. I would like to gramming and the overall number of orally holding an early career networking event at highlight the efforts of Greg Shelness, PhD, who presented abstracts. Last year, this resulted in Sessions from 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18. has served as CSSP Program Committee Chair for a large increase in the number of junior and This truly is the flagship event for networking the last two years. Greg Shelness and his commit- senior investigators attending poster presenta- in the ATVB Council. tee have put together an outstanding program for tions. This can truly give young investigators We will have posters from the top 70 ATVB at Scientific Sessions this year. extended one-on-one time to discuss their ranked abstracts in Cores 2 and 7, more than Many of the sessions evolved directly from data with leaders in their areas. 200 early career and senior ATVB members We are excited for the fourth annual in attendance and leadership from the ATVB ATVB Early Career Investigator Award com- Council and the American Heart Association. I would like to extend an petition, which will be held at 3:45 p.m. on With food, drink and ample opportunities to Sunday, Nov. 16, in Room S140 at McCor- network, this is the best opportunity to make open invitation to non- mick Place. The four finalists were selected connections while at Sessions. from an outstanding pool of applicants based Tickets are available in advance when you members to join the ATVB on an abstract, manuscript and curriculum register for the meeting, or at the registration Council. vitae, and the final component of the compe- desk once at Sessions. Join us for some fun, tition is the oral presentation. The winner will interaction and great science with the ATVB Kathryn Moore be announced at the ATVB Annual Awards community. See you in Chicago!

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL PhD, FAHA and Business Meeting Luncheon (which is Katey J. Rayner, PhD, University of Ottawa open to all Council members) and will re- Jordan D. Miller, PhD, Mayo Clinic

12 my.americanheart.org Message ATVB AT SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2014 From the Editor ATVB COUNCIL LECTURES Pirkka-Pekka Laurila, MD n Aug. 1, the American Heart George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Association launched a major PCSK9: From Discovery to Therapeutics O rebranding campaign. The core Helen H. Hobbs, MD Mireille Ouimet, PhD of this campaign is to engage the general, University of Texas-Southwestern New York University Medical Center, New York scientific and clinical populations to ask 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Mon., Nov. 17 introspective questions such as: Room S504, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Konstantinos Stellos, MD • What is your personal reason to lead a J. W. Goethe University Frankfurt am Main lifestyle that minimizes the risk of car- Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Frankfurt, Germany diovascular disease and stroke? Thrombosis • Why do we Thrombin Formation: A Paradigm for Zymogen Women’s Leadership Committee tirelessly pur- Activation in Coagulation Networking Luncheon sue research Sriram Krishnaswamy, PhD Noon-1:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17 in the basic University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Hyde Park/CC11, Hyatt Regency McCormick biological 2-2:30 p.m., Mon. Nov. 17 Place sciences? Room S103bc, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place This networking session is organized by The answer the ATVB Women’s Leadership Committee to these ques- Russell Ross Lectureship in Vascular and is an outstanding opportunity for both tions is, “LIFE Biology men and women. is why,” a mes- Deciphering the Genetic Code Specifying Jordan D. Miller, sage that can Macrophage Identity and Function Annual Awards and Business Meeting PhD be personalized Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD Luncheon for each patient, University of California San Diego 12:15-1:15 p.m, Tuesday, Nov. 18 researcher or clinician. 2-2:30 p.m., Tues. Nov. 18 Grant Park CD/CC12CD, Hyatt Regency Critically, if the goal of the American Room S104, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place McCormick Place Heart Association is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular disease ATVB EARLY CAREER ATVB Early Career Networking and stroke, “SCIENCE is how” major AND NETWORKING Reception advances in treatments will be made. I ATVB Early Career Investigator Award 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 strongly encourage all of the members of Competition ATVB Council Award for Outstanding the ATVB Council to engage in the AHA’s 3:45-5 p.m., Sun. Nov. 16 Research by an Early Career Investigator efforts to not only disseminate the message Room S104, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Grand AB, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place of “LIFE is why,” but also engage those in This networking session is organized by your community with how your science Belinda A. DiBartolo, PhD the ATVB Early Career Committee and is the impacts cardiovascular health. The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia premier event for scientific and social network- The AHA has played a pivotal role ing at Scientific Sessions 2014. in funding numerous scientists at criti- CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 cal points in their career, and the ATVB Council must continue to have a voice that conveys the importance of funding biological sciences. Statins, ACE inhibitors and other widely used drugs all have their roots in basic scientific discovery. Even if the impact of such a discovery is not fully realized for a decade or more, the importance of continuing to support basic research and its impact on future generations cannot be underestimated.

my.americanheart.org 13 Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences BCVS to Expand on Excellence am thrilled to have started July 1 as your and Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, planned an excellent and being successful at both endeavors. During BCVS Chair. I want to thank Wally Koch, program, packed with cutting-edge science. The the second of the two workshops, we highlighted I PhD, FAHA, for his amazing leadership of keynote lecturers, Inder M. Verma, PhD, and Hal Roberto Bolli, MD, who is the editor-in-chief of the Council for the past two years and am grate- Dietz, MD, delivered extraordinary talks. Also Circulation Research. Roberto Bolli gave pointers ful to him for his mentorship while I served in attendance was Michael Schneider, MD, who on how to write an outstanding manuscript for as Vice Chair. launched this meeting 10 years ago. The meeting our official BCVS journal. Chris Baines, PhD, Additional kudos to also had a major international presence with presented and discussed challenges to successfully Wally Koch for suc- MESSAGE attendees from Australia, China, Europe, Japan transition from a career development grant such cessfully renewing FROM THE and Latin America. as an AHA Scientist Development Award and the our NIH grant that This meeting clearly has emerged as the go-to coveted NIH R01 grant. funds the BCVS CHAIR meeting for our field and plans are already under These lunchtime workshops were moderated summer meeting. way for next year. I am pleased to announce the by Maria Kontaridis, Loren Wold, PhD, FAHA, My goal is to Chairs of next year’s meeting. The meeting to Nicole Purcell, PhD, and Donald Menick, maintain and expand be held in New Orleans will be chaired by Asa PhD, FAHA. In addition to these exciting and upon the excellence Gustafsson, PhD, Anthony Rosenzweig, MD, and informative sessions, we once again had a BCVS created within our David Lefer, PhD, FAHA. early career reception at the Paris Hotel in Las Council. We have BCVS will continue to foster early career Vegas where junior investigators socialized with had a great run and programming. Importantly, we emphasize this the BCVS leadership and discussed science, career will continue to be critical function of the Council at both our summer paths and other topics. a leading Council meeting and at AHA Scientific Sessions in Planning for early career events and and one that all basic Josh Hare, November. Asa Gustafsson had been the Chair of opportunities for Scientific Sessions in November, and translational MD, FAHA our Early Career Committee, with her term ending under the leadership of Maria Kontaridis, is under cardiovascular June 30. On July 1, Maria Kontaridis, PhD, FAHA, way so please check our website for updates on scientists can be took over leadership of the committee. what will be occurring in Chicago. BCVS Council proud to belong. One of the continuing marks of In Las Vegas, the Early Career Committee, members have spent a lot of time on the BCVS excellence the Council strives for is to continue to under the leadership of Asa Gustafsson, organized content for Scientific Sessions, and the team headed improve our annual summer meeting. This past two outstanding BCVS Early Career Workshops by Gerald Dorn, MD, has put the finishing touches summer, we held our meeting July 14-17 in Las over lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday. On on the invited portion of the program. Vegas. This year marks the 10th anniversary of our the first day, Burns Blaxall discussed keys to We look forward to seeing you at Scientific meeting; we have increased attendance every year successfully revising your grant application and Sessions 2014 in November. Don’t forget to and we surpassed 600 attendees this year. responding to reviewers’ critiques. Asa Gustafsson buy your tickets for the BCVS Council Dinner Burns C. Blaxall, PhD, FAHA; Ju Chen, PhD; also discussed keys to have a work-life balance Tuesday, Nov. 18. This is a terrific evening for networking and as always will feature our announcement of the Young Investigator Competition awardees. You will be hearing more from me over the course of the year about issues important to BCVS and also about how we can contribute to important debates. Look out for announcements about Lobby Day held in the spring in Washington, D.C., an opportunity for us to lobby our lawmakers about the importance of funding for science among other Basic Cardiovascular Sciences important issues. July 13–16 | Hilton New Orleans | New Orleans, LA I am honored to be starting as your Council Chair for the next two years and look forward to continuing as a proud member of BCVS. I encourage you to get involved with us on the

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Early Career Corner National Heart Lung Blood Institute, NIH, Early Career Day at Scientific Sessions Nov. 15 Bethesda, Maryland 3:30-3:55 p.m. 9 a.m.-Noon and Leadership Positions in Career Develop- Beyond the Bench: How to Market Yourself Early Career Opening General Session: ment: How to Become More Involved as an and Your Science Developing the Skills Needed to Succeed for Early Career Investigator, Mark Sussman, PhD, San Diego State All Disciplines Burns C. Blaxall, PhD, FAHA, Cincinnati University, San Diego, California Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati 9-10 a.m. 3:55-4:45 p.m. Selling Your Science and Getting Published 1:55-2:20 p.m. Panel Discussion: Career Choice and Ad- Becoming an Independent Faculty: How to vancement in Clinical, Translational and 10-11 a.m. Successfully Transition From the Early Career Basic Research Where Are the New Career Opportunities in Grant to an R01 (tentative) Panel participants include Robert Harrington, 2014? Eric M. Small, PhD, University of Rochester PhD, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Medical Center, Rochester, New York California; Walter Koch, PhD, Temple 11 a.m.-Noon University, Philadelphia; Litsa G. Kranias, Finding a Mentor Beyond Your Own Division/ 2:20-2:45 p.m. PhD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Department/Institution Work-Life Balance: An Impossible Luxury For Scientists Today? 6-8 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. Asa Gustafsson, PhD, University of BCVS Early Career Reception BCVS Early Career Sessions: The Path California, La Jolla, California to a Successful Career in Cardiovascular Sciences - Part 1 3-5:45 p.m. BCVS Early Career Sessions: 1:05-1:30 p.m. The Path to a Successful Career K99/R00 Grants: Gain Insights Into the Re- in Cardiovascular Sciences - Part 2 view Process and What Reviewers Look for J. Gary Meszaros, PhD, Northeast Ohio Medi- 3:05-3:30 p.m. cal University, Rootstown, Ohio Applying for the R01: How to Put a Winning Proposal 1:30-1:55 p.m. Together Left to right: Maria Kontaridis and Joshua Hare presented Early Career Investigator Awards to Konstantinos Drosatos, The Importance of External/Internal Services Elizabeth Murphy, PhD, Changwon Kho and Il-Man Kim.

my.americanheart.org 15 Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR)

Early Career 3CPR Launches Committee

or the first time at Scientific Ses- Early Career Session sions, the 3CPR Committee is F going to have an Early Career Ses- s Scientific Sessions is around the corner, awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award sion. It is scheduled to run from 1-3 p.m. the 3CPR Council is proud to host, for from the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical on Saturday, Nov. 15. Please join us for A the first time, its own Early Career Ses- Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation. We were this exciting session, which is going to be sion on Saturday, Nov. 15. You can see the draft going to present this award to him at the next moderated by Mark Gladwin, MD, FAHA, schedule to the right. This was the result of the Sessions in Chicago. Chair of the Early Career Committee work of our new Ken was a cardiologist and clinician scientist within the 3CPR Council, and Evangelos committee on early MESSAGE based at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Michelakis, MD, Council Chair for 3CPR career investigators, Hospital. He had volunteered with AHA for Council. chaired by Mark FROM THE more than 25 years. In addition to being recently Gladwin, MD, a Chair of the 3CPR Council, where during his Schedule for Nov. 15 FAHA. CHAIR leadership our council had the highest increase in 1 p.m. We also are its membership in its history, Ken was involved at How to Develop a Career in Pulmonary proud to offer a multiple levels in the AHA’s research enterprise. Vascular Research number of travel He served on the Board of Directors, chaired the Mark Gladwin, MD, FAHA awards in order to Peer Review Subcommittee and the Evaluation support both young Task Force, and was Vice Chair of the Committee 1:30 p.m. scientists and profes- on Scientific Sessions Programming for the past A Model of Translational Research sionals relevant to two years. Last year he was awarded the Award in PAH our Council. We of Meritorious Achievement by the AHA. Sébastien Bonnet, PhD, FAHA are continuing our In addition to a great scientist, Ken was Evangelos program to the EMS Michelakis, MD, passionate about mentoring and supporting 1:45 p.m. professionals, and FAHA young investigators. He directed the training Defining the Role of Sex Hormones for the first time, program for clinician scientists in cardiology at in PAH we are extending it the Massachusetts General Hospital; several of Eric Austin, MD to advanced nurse professionals who work in his mentees and trainees are now members of pulmonary hypertension programs. various 3CPR committees. Ken advised me and 2 p.m. Finally, we are deeply saddened by the loss of wrote several letters of support for me as well Outcomes Research in PAH our colleague and previous 3CPR Chair Kenneth during the early steps of my career. John J. Ryan, MD, FACC, FAHA Bloch, MD, FAHA. Ken passed away at age 58 Our council has begun efforts for several ini- after a battle with a long illness. tiatives to celebrate and sustain our memories of 2:15 p.m. It is tragic that in this part of my message I his passion and love for research and mentoring. The Role of Wnt Signaling Pathways had originally planned to announce that Ken was He will be greatly missed by all of us. in Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

In addition to a great scientist, Ken was passionate about 2:30 p.m. A Critique of Therapeutic Hypothermia mentoring and supporting young investigators. He directed in Cardiac Arrest Sarah M. Perman, MD the training program for clinician scientists in cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital; several of his mentees and 2:45 p.m. Panel Discussion: Starting a Career trainees are now members of various 3CPR committees. in 3CPR Research Mark Gladwin, Sébastien Bonnet, Eric

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL Evangelos Michelakis Austin, John Ryan, Vinicio de Jesus Perez MD, FAHA and Sarah Perman

16 my.americanheart.org Grover Conference 2015 3CPR he 3CPR Council is delighted to an- New Insights Into Pathogenesis,” and the nounce joint sponsorship on behalf of organizing committee comprises Wendy T the AHA of the American Thoracic Ching, MD, PhD; Hunter Best, PhD; C. Travel Grants Society 2015 Grover Conference to be held in Gregory Elliott, MD; and 3CPR Early Career he 3CPR Council offers a variety Sedalia, Colorado, in conjunction with Ameri- Committee member Eric Austin, MD, MSCI, of travel grants to attend Scientific can Thoracic Society (primary sponsor). of Vanderbilt University. T Sessions annually. Please visit my. The Grover Conference is the longest- Updates regarding abstract submission and americanheart.org/3cprcouncil to learn running meeting on pulmonary circulation. registration can be found at www.thoracic. more. These awards include: The title of the 2015 Grover conference is org/assemblies/pc/grover-conference/index. • The 3CPR Junior Investigator Travel “Pulmonary Circulation in the ‘-omics’ Era: php. Stipends encourage and support the efforts of junior investigator Council members in cardiovascular research and encourage young investigators, women and under-represented minorities to participate in Council and AHA activities. These stipends provide travel funding to the AHA’s Scientific Sessions for outstanding early career investigators who have been invited to present their research. • The 3CPR Emergency Medical Chicago, IL Services Travel Stipends encourage and support the efforts of EMS chiefs, educators and other non-physician EMS leadership and encourage them to participate in Council and AHA activities (Resuscitation Science Symposium). These stipends provide travel funding to the AHA’s Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS), Nov. 15-16, as well Register Now! as complimentary ReSS registration for non-physician EMS personnel who have a strong interest in cardiac arrest, CPR Nov. 15–16 Two-Day Event and resuscitation care. • The 3CPR and Cardiovascular and Nov. 15–18 Four-Day Event Stroke Nursing Councils also offer a travel stipend to support travel and hotel

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my.americanheart.org 17 Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young

Within this program, the CVDY Council will invite those who are registered in CVDY Launches Pediatric pediatric cardiology training programs in their third year to receive free membership for the time of their fellowship. Given some of Heart Failure Committee the current burdens on physicians in training ne of the most rapidly evolving areas Reaching Out to the Next Generation related to debt and educational commitments, in the care of children with heart dis- The CVDY Council understands that its success CVDY feels it is crucial to not let membership O ease is heart failure. There have been and longevity relate in large part to the commu- fees be a barrier to joining the CVDY. This many new advances for children who develop nication and engagement of young professionals pilot program is being supported strongly by heart failure either related to cardiomyopathy in the field of pediatric cardiovascular medicine. AHA leadership and hopefully will further or a congenital To that end, Gary Satou, MD, lead for the mem- drive interest in the AHA, and particularly heart defect. bership section of CVDY, has worked with the the CVDY Council. The program is being These include the MESSAGE AHA leadership to provide a unique opportunity launched this fall under the guidance of Gary increasing use FROM THE for new fellows in the field of pediatric cardiol- Satou, MD, FAHA, and John Ponzio from the IKDS of mechanical ogy to become members at no cost. AHA. 15 circulatory support CHAIR including ventricular assist devices, some of which are designed specifically for small children or infants. At the same time, basic science advances are helping us understand the Bill Mahle, mechanisms and lay MD, FAHA the groundwork for JOIN US! th treatment avenues 11 International Kawasaki Disease Symposium for children with heart failure. In order to Feb. 3–6, 2015 | Hilton Hawaiian Village | Honolulu, Hawaii be a leader in the field of pediatric heart failure, CVDY has made a commitment to the development of a Pediatric Heart Failure Science Committee. This committee began Discuss the latest-breaking science in Kawasaki disease research! Come join your peers: its activities in August. The Chair for that • Pediatric and adult cardiologists, pediatricians and pediatric • Pathologists subspecialists in immunology, infectious disease and • Public health officials from regional, national and international committee is Yuk Ming Law, MD, from Seattle rheumatology agencies; epidemiologists Children’s Hospital. Membership will include • Cardiovascular surgeons • Nurses in pediatric cardiology and public health who have an • Basic scientists in genetics, molecular biology, microbiology interest in Kawasaki disease a broad array of expertise. and cardiovascular pathophysiology The goal of the committee is to leverage all the strength of the American Heart Association The 11th International Kawasaki Disease Symposium is three-and-half at its annual Scientific Sessions to bring days of lectures, discussions and oral/poster presentations on the together expertise that is not available through latest advances. any other organization. The committee hopes Symposium participants will address the: • Influence of genetics on disease susceptibility • Potential use of serum biomarkers for diagnosis to play a major role in Scientific Sessions and outcomes and prognosis programming. In addition, the Pediatric Heart • Mechanisms of coronary artery damage following • Use of newer imaging techniques to assess severe acute inflammation abnormalities of the coronary arteries Failure Science Committee will craft scientific • Role of immune modulation and other novel and myocardium statements and practice guidelines that are therapies in preventing or reducing • New therapies regarding anticoagulation and arterial damage vascular health greatly needed for this patient population. We anticipate that, more than ever, the pediatric Worldwide epidemiology, psychosocial issues, guidelines and nursing practice will also be highlighted. heart failure community will consider the The International Kawasaki Disease Symposia have been held every 2–3 years since 1983, with the goals of promoting research,

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL AHA and CVDY to be its home as we partner education, and improved clinical care of this important cardiovascular illness, and thereby improving the health of children worldwide. to continue to move this field forward. Learn more at my.americanheart.org/ikds ©2014, American Heart Association 5/14DS8183

18 my.americanheart.org Outstanding Sessions • Cardiovascular Toxicity After Cancer • Noon-1 p.m.: Early Career Lunch, S100c, Therapy in Children McCormick Place in the CVDY Track • Controversies in CHD: Catheterization • 1-3 p.m.: Council on Cardiovascular Disease The 2014 Scientific Sessions of the American Versus Surgery in the Young Breakout: Heart Association CVDY track will include • Challenges in the Detection of CHD by Fetal Keys to Early Career Success in Pediatric outstanding sessions. Highlights include: Echocardiography Cardiology, McCormick Place • 5-6:30 p.m.: Early Career Reception Special Session Special Lectures • The Heart-Brain Axis in Congenital Heart 2-2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 CVDY Council Events at Sessions Disease Across the Lifespan McCormick Place 3:45-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16: CVDY Early CVDY Alexander S. Nadas Lecture: Career Investigator Award Competition Sunday Morning Programs Bruce Gelb, MD, New York Hyatt Regency McCormick Place • Advanced Heart Failure Management Strate- The Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease: gies in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Past and Present, Tension Between Simple and Noon-1:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17: • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants Complex CVDY Early Career Networking Lunch and Children With Congenital Heart Disease (New for 2014) 7-9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Grant Park Other Sessions Include: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza Ballroom BCD/CC12BCD. Join your colleagues for • Coronary Artery Origin From the Wrong William J. Rashkind Memorial Lecture: lunch and an opportunity to network with Sinus Thomas McDade, PhD, Evanston, Illinois peers. (Lunch provided.) • Clinical Management of Inherited An Anthropologist’s View of Child Health: Arrhythmias What Can Other Cultures Teach Us About 2:30-3:15 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18: • Lessons from Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Outstanding Research Awards in Collaboratives CVDY Council Dinner Pediatric Cardiology • Dealing With False Positives, True Posi- (Abstract Presentations), McCormick Place tives, False Negatives and True Negatives in AHA Early Career Day at Sessions Congenital Heart Disease • 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 7-9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18: CVDY • Medical Co-Morbidities in Adult Congenital McCormick Place Annual Business Meeting and Council Heart Disease • 9 a.m.-Noon: Early Career Opening General Dinner • Advanced Imaging in Pediatric Cardiac Session, Ballroom S100ab, McCormick Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel Disease: What Have We Learned? Place

Goals for the New Pediatric Heart Failure Committee

uk Law, MD, is the Chair for the new allied health personnel. CVDY Pediatric Heart Failure Science • Develop guidelines, white papers, reviews and Committee. This committee will have expert opinion statements

Y CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 its first face-to-face meeting at Scientific Ses- • Develop educational materials for the lay sions in November. Here are the committee’s community, primary care practitioners, four key goals: nursing and allied health — those non-cardi- • Develop educa- ologists who are also involved in the care of tional and scientific children with heart failure. platform at annual • Quality improvement measures. Every scientific meetings program is grappling with how to imple- related to pediat- ment QI programs. Having expert guidance ric heart failure. and uniformity in the measures, metrics and These should not benchmarks would expedite this important November 15-19 only be targeted to movement. Chicago, IL subspecialists and Yuk Law, MD Yuk Law, scientificsessions.org scientists, but also MD, Cardiac Transplant and Heart Failure Services, to generalists and Director, Seattle Children’s Hospital my.americanheart.org 19 Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing CVSN Encourages Life’s Simple 7

s fall arrives, so does the Scientific and Debra Wiegand, PhD, MBE, RN, CCRN, and promote the health of caregivers. Sessions, scheduled for Nov. 15-19, in CHPN, FAHA, FAAN. On behalf of Past Council Chair Lynne A my hometown of Chicago. Scientific I would like to remind our membership about Braun, PhD, CNP, FAHA, and Council Vice Sessions remains the premier meeting to learn AHA’s Life’s Simple 7: Get active, eat better, Chair Deborah Chyun, PhD, RN, FAHA, from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular science lose weight, stop smoking, control cholesterol, FAAN, I would like to thank our members experts in a variety manage blood pressure and reduce blood sugar. again for their service, enthusiasm and com- of formats, such as This message is intended for any person, patient, mitment to the prevention and management how-to and plenary MESSAGE family member or caregiver. Improving the health of cardiovascular disease through exemplary sessions. Please see of all people within the United States and around nursing practice, education and research. We the overview on FROM THE the globe is a major AHA goal. encourage all members to become involved page 21 by Nancy One theme in this Connections issue is the in CVSN activities. You can express your Artinian, PhD, RN, CHAIR health of caregivers. At least 65.7 million people specific interest through the “involvement FAHA, FPCNA, care for an elderly, ill or disabled family member. form” at my.americanheart.org/professional/ FAAN. Therefore, caregivers are important consumers Councils/CVN/CVNCouncilResources/ I would like to of health information. However, many emotional CVN-Council-Committee-Involvement- thank the Program and physical health problems can arise from Form_UCM_323969_Form.jsp, or contact Committee, chaired complex caregiving situations. In the digital me directly at [email protected]. I look forward by Nancy Artinian, edition, Elizabeth Corwin, RN, PhD, FAAN, to seeing you at Scientific Sessions in Chi- and Vice Chair Bunny reports on an ongoing study designed to improve cago. Pozehl, RN, PhD, APRN-NP, FAHA, Mariann Piano, for their outstanding PhD, FAHA programming. Program committee members include Kathy Wood, RN, PhD; Sue Sendelbach, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAHA; Elaine Steinke, PhD, APRN, CNS-BC, FAHA, FAAN; Todd Ruppar, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC; Kathleen Hickey, RN, EdD; Holli DeVon, RN, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN; Mary E. Lough, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN, CCNS; Karen Uzark, NP, FAHA; Kathy Berra, MSN, NP; Rose Shaffer, RN, MSN, CRNP, CCRN; Carole Decker, RN, State-of-the-Science Stroke PhD, CPHQ; Christopher Lee, PhD, RN, FAHA; Nursing Symposium – February 10

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20 my.americanheart.org CVSN Scientific CVSN Encourages Life’s Simple 7 The 2014 Cardiovascular Nursing Sessions Programming Council Clinical Symposium he CVSN Program Committee promises exciting nursing sessions lease join us for the 2014 Tuesday, Nov. 18 sessions include T at Scientific Sessions 2014, Nov. Cardiovascular Nursing Clinical an update on the 2014 Atrial Fibrillation 15-19, 2014, in Chicago. CVSN sessions P Symposium, Nov. 18-19, for the Guidelines and a panel discussion, titled will kick off on Saturday, Nov. 15, with most up-to-date evidence-based practices. “Heart Disease in Women: What’s a Girl to the Early Career Program, featuring We will focus on complex cardiovascular Do?” Panelists will discuss pharmacotherapy, the Kathleen A. Dracup Distinguished cases and the optimization of outcomes. cholesterol guideline updates and lifestyle Lecture in Exemplary Early Career Participants will learn best practices and have modifications as they relate to women. Mentoring, as well as presentations from the opportunity to discuss important issues Wednesday, Nov. 19 topics include heart other leading nurse scientists. with experts in the field of cardiovascular failure with preserved ejection fraction, The Sunday, Nov. 16, morning patient care. anticoagulation therapies, pulmonary program session, Nursing Science in The program will begin with a keynote hypertension, treating depression, health Review, will feature NIH-funded research address, “Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: literacy, as well as updates about drugs and led by nurse scientists. Another session, Where Are We Now?” by Lynne Braun, PhD, devices to manage cardiogenic shock. titled “CV Research from Early Career CNP, FAHA. Rose Shaffer, RN, MSN, CRNP, CCRN Nurse Scientists,” will feature junior cardiovascular nurse scientists presenting their NIH-funded work. Other programming includes how-to sessions, ask the experts and Supporting Caregivers to Reduce cardiovascular seminars on topics such as: • Challenging Cases in Heart Failure Stress and Improve Health • Issues and Dilemmas in Stroke ore than 50 million individuals in the flexibility/stretching, plus the distribution of Survivors United States care for a chronically standard heart failure or Alzheimer’s Disease • Impact of Multiple Comorbid M ill, disabled or aged family member. information. Conditions in CV Health Providing chronic care can be physically and The psycho-education-alone intervention • Recognition and Risk of Depression in emotionally demanding, especially as the family included four to seven group sessions on self- Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers member’s illness progresses. Chronic caregiv- management of symptoms, dietary and medical Understanding Genomics: Translational ing is associated with a higher mortality rate management goals and problem solving. At Primer and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 16 weeks, a booster session via telephone • Parenting Children With Congenital Potential adverse mechanisms contributing to was provided as well. The psycho-education Heart Disease From Infancy Through adverse caregiver outcomes include chronically plus exercise intervention included the same Adolescence elevated levels of cortisol and dysregulation of meetings and phone calls as psycho-education • Joint PCNA/AHA Prevention the psychoneuroimmune response, leading to alone, as well as an initial home visit to provide Committee Session: Role of Physical elevated levels of pro-inflammatory markers. instruction on the exercise protocol and a phone Activity in Prevention of CVD CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 In our NIH/NINR-funded study, “Caregiver call during the following week to answer any By Nancy T. Artinian, Stress: Interventions to Promote Health and questions. PhD, RN, FAAN, FPCNA, FAHA Well-Being” (P01 NR011587), we tested a Parameters evaluated included: 6-minute PNI approach to promote health in family walk, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood caregivers of persons with chronic illness glucose, C-reactive protein, body mass index via the provision of two interventions. The and biomarkers (interleukin-6, cortisol and for the development of effective and feasible interventions (compared to usual care) included adiponectin). We also evaluated caregivers’ interventions. psycho-education and psycho-education symptoms of depression, caregiving burden and By Elizabeth J. Corwin, PhD, RN, FAAN; plus physical exercise. Included were family quality of life. Data collection is complete, and Sandra B. Dunbar, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA, caregivers of African-American patients with analyses of outcomes are under way. A better FPCNA Alzheimer’s Disease and of patients with understanding of the underlying biological Andrew H. Miller, MD heart failure. The usual care protocol included mechanisms contributing to adverse health Kenneth Hepburn, PhD a single group session with nutrition and outcomes of long-term caregivers is essential Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN my.americanheart.org 21 4-Q113 HYP ESH GlasgowFPSpread_r4_Layout 1 8/14/14 3:23 PM Page 1

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An unusual cause of mineralocorticoid hypertension Presented by: Dr Marie Freel, MRC Clinician Scientist and Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology, University of Glasgow

A 42-year-old man attended his primary care physician complaining of fatigue. He had a past medical history of Coxsackie B myocarditis in 2002, from which he had recovered fully, as well as WOLTERS KLUWER hypertension. His blood pressure had been well controlled on 3 agents (furosemide 40 mg daily, Full Page 4C amlodipine 10 mg daily, and perindopril 8 mg daily). He had no notable family history. Page 22 Renovascular hypertension — to stent or not to stent? Presented by: Dr Patrick Mark, Senior Lecturer in Nephrology, University of Glasgow

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An unusual cause of mineralocorticoid hypertension Presented by: Dr Marie Freel, MRC Clinician Scientist and Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology, University of Glasgow

A 42-year-old man attended his primary care physician complaining of fatigue. He had a past medical history of Coxsackie B myocarditis in 2002, from which he had recovered fully, as well as hypertension. His blood pWOLTERSressure had been wKLUWERell controlled on 3 agents (furosemide 40 mg daily, amlodipine 10 mg daily, and perFullindopr iPagel 8 mg da i4Cly). He had no notable family history. Page 23 Renovascular hypertension — to stent or not to stent? Presented by: Dr Patrick Mark, Senior Lecturer in Nephrology, University of Glasgow

A 69-year-old female smoker was referred to the nephrology clinic for assessment of hypertension and declining kidney function. At the time of referral, serum creatinine was 241 µmol/L and ofﬁce blood pressure was 191/100 mm Hg with no white coat component on ambulatory monitoring. 3 Clinical Case Videos Presented by University of The patient was taking 4 antihypertensive agents (nifedipine long-acting 60 mg daily, candesartan 32 mg daily, bisoprolol 10 mg daily, bendroﬂumethiazide 2.5 mg daily). Serum creatinine was Glasgow Clinicians during the 2014 Hypertension 110 µmol/L when last recorded, 1 year prior to referral. Clinical-Pathological Conference A rare cause of severe hypertension in a young woman Presented by: Colin Perry, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow Expert Panel Discussion with Hypertension An asymptomatic 20-year-old woman was seen at an orthopaedic outpatient clinic for Editors Included preoperative assessment for foot surgery. She had a blood pressure of 240/110 mm Hg in both arms and was referred for urgent medical opinion. Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention CVRI at Scientific Sessions cientific Sessions 2014 returns to the Following the success of last year’s meeting, the in planning the program, notably for the Imaging magnificent city of Chicago. As in Scientific Sessions 2014 will again have a 7-core Track that consists of Core 1 (Cardiovascular Imag- S years past, the Council has put together scheme that emphasizes both multidisciplinary clin- ing) and Core 6 (Vascular Disease: Catheter-Based an outstanding program for you starting Sat- ical seminars as well as technology-based sessions. and Surgical Interventions). Highlights of the 2014 urday with the early career sessions. Please The CVRI Program Committee was instrumental imaging track include: remember to mark your calendars for our Nov. 15 CVRI Council Dinner, MESSAGE EC.17 Imaging Boot Camp awards presentation FROM THE and annual business Nov. 16 meeting on Tuesday, CHAIR SS.01 State-of-the-Art: Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction Nov. 18, at the Hyatt ATE.101 Imaging and Clinical Decision-Making in Complex Valve Disease Regency Chicago. The first 30 minutes S M P.101 Breakthroughs and Controversies in Cardiovascular Imaging will be reserved for Nov. 17 “meet the members” ATE.604 Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology: How and When to Use It where nonmember ATE.103 Cardiovascular Imaging in Clinical Trials attendees can meet with CVRI leadership and Nov. 18 other members. We CVS.110 Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Stem Cells will be recognizing the Vincent Ho, MD, MBA, FAHA CVS.111 Multidimensional Blood Flow Imaging Melvin Judkins Young Clinical Investigator CVS.108 Advanced Techniques and Applications in CT and MRI finalists and winner and also will recognize Joao Challenges in Detection of Congenital Heart Disease by Fetal CVS.313 A.C. Lima, MD, FAHA, who will give this year’s Echocardiography Charles T. Dotter Memorial Lecture, and the Early CVS.107 Go With the Flow: Cardiac Perfusion Imaging Career Investigator Travel Grant winners. Nov. 19 ATE.105 Imaging Cardiomyopathy NASCI 42nd Annual CVS.114 Cardiovascular Imaging in Women Meeting Wrapup CVS.116 Extreme Multimodality Imaging he North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging held its 42nd T Annual Meeting Sept. 20-23 at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans. The NASCI An- nual Meeting presented a high-yield program in multimodality cardiovascular imaging featuring in-depth reviews in both adult and pediatric advanced imaging applications by recognized authorities in the field. This year’s keynote speaker was Hugh Allen, MD, from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. He presented his lecture on “Collaborative Care for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.” November 15-19 The CVRI Council sponsored the popular Chicago, IL

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24 my.americanheart.org Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia CVSA Launches Mentoring Program he Cardiovascular Surgery & Anesthesia their professional careers with emerging expertise in the field. The program (CVSA) Council is pleased to announce • To promote the highest possible quality of encourages frequent face-to-face interactions; T the launch of a new mentoring pro- science and enhance and facilitate translational thus, mentees will also have the opportunity gram focusing on reaching out to early career research by enriching the scientific knowledge to be matched to a volunteer mentor in their healthcare professionals who are members of the base of scientists, geographic vicinity. Mentor/mentee matches will CVSA Council. clinicians and be assessed by surveys every four to six months The objectives of the new Cardiovascular physicians MESSAGE and may be extended as desired by both mentor Surgery & Anesthesia Mentoring Program are: • To provide FROM THE and mentee. Alternatively, rematching may be • To provide functional mentoring at AHA Scien- networking op- required at that point. tific Sessions portunities and CHAIR Both mentor and mentee are encouraged to • To support and help early career healthcare introduce early attend the AHA Scientific Sessions. During the professionals, educators and scientists develop career research- meeting, the mentor will have the opportunity to ers to leaders in the introduce her/his mentee to other experts in the field of cardiovas- field. These interactions will continue to foster cular surgery and the careers of these early career individuals inter- MARK YOUR CALENDARS anesthesia ested in cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia. • To enhance the We are looking forward to getting this Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago value of CVSA important program started. The CVSA Council CVSA Early Career Programming membership for is committed to advancing the careers of all 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 early career investi- Y. Joseph Woo, early career scientists, and encourages applica- MD, FAHA Developing Your Niche in Cardiovascular gators tions from women and members of minority Surgery and Anesthesia Each mentee will groups under-represented in the sciences. For be matched with a more information, visit my.americanheart.org/ What Do Good Mentors Do and How volunteer senior mentor with expertise in her or cvsacouncil or contact Evelio Rodriguez directly Do You Find One? his field, as well as with a volunteer peer mentor at [email protected]. Robert A. Guyton, MD

Basic Science Research: Don’t Miss the Surgery Programming Collaborations With PhDs and/or Protected Time Sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Jennifer Lawton, MD, FACS Surgery and Anesthesia at Sessions 2014

Clinical Trials Research Vinod H. Thourani, MD

Debate: Starting Faculty Should Have Protected Time for Research CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, FRCSC

Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award Competition 3:45-5 pm., Sunday, Nov. 16

CVSA Annual Business Meeting 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 Mid-America Club 200 E. Randolph Drive Chicago Ticket required for entry.

my.americanheart.org 25 Council on Clinical Cardiology CLCD Highlights for Sessions ext month, we will convene in Chicago of a Successful Physician Scientist Research Summit, a program that arose from his for Scientific Sessions 2014. This • 10 Things to Consider When Submitting/ committee’s activities. Look for highlights from N annual conference brings together an Reviewing a Clinical or Population Sci- other science subcommittees in future editions international faculty of experts in cardiovascu- ence Paper of Connections. lar disease and stroke. As with every year, our • Panel Discussion (All Speakers) We hope to see you at Scientific Sessions Council has been • Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investiga- in November in Chicago. Please plan to attend hard at work in or- tor Award finalist presentations our dinner on Saturday, Nov. 15. The dinner is a ganizing programs MESSAGE • Laennec Young Clinician Award finalist great way to catch up with friends and celebrate and activities for FROM THE presentations the accomplishments of our Council. Sessions — from • Council on Clinical Cardiology Business There’s no need to wait until Sessions to Early Career Day CHAIR and Awards Dinner become more involved with the Council on to exciting ple- • At the Business and Awards Dinner, we will Clinical Cardiology. Please see the following nary sessions, from be honoring the winners of the Levine and link: my.americanheart.org/clcdcouncil. young investigator Laennec Awards, the James B. Herrick Award Our Council home page will provide you, award competitions for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Car- year-round, with information related to Clinical to a minority high diology winner, and a variety of other worthy Cardiology, including sections on early career, school outreach pro- award recipients Fellows-in-Training, women in cardiology, gram. Here are some • The Council is organizing a special Cardiac FAHA and a description of the various science of the highlights: Arrhythmia Research Summit on Wednesday, subcommittees that contribute to our Council. • Early Career Day Nov. 19. is on Saturday, Richard L. Page, • Once again this year, the Council is sponsor- Nov. 15. Clinical MD, FAHA ing a Fellows-in-Training program that offers Report from the CLCD’s Cardiology Council- complimentary registration for Sessions, a ECG and Arrhythmias sponsored events ticket to the Council on Clinical Cardiology Committee include: Business and Awards Dinner, and a year’s • Career Development breakout session, membership in the AHA to cardiology fellows 2014 Cardiac jointly organized by the Clinical Cardiology to encourage them to attend Sessions and Council and the Interdisciplinary Council Early Career Day. Arrhythmia on Functional Genomics and Translational • The Council is organizing two diversity pro- Biology, with the following preliminary grams related to Sessions. We are providing Research Summit agenda: Minority Travel Grants that allow early career • Keynote Lecture: Taking Gene Therapy to clinicians/scientists to attend Sessions. Also, highlight for the ECG and Arrhyth- the Clinic: A Story of Basic and Clinical on Monday, Nov. 17, we will host our third mias Committee this year will be Success annual program for local high school students. A the Cardiac Arrhythmia Research • Applying for Funding as an Early Career This program, first started in 2012 in Los Summit. This conference, supported by the Investigator Angeles, and then repeated last year in Dal- CLCD Council, brings together international • Specific Aims/Pilot Institution Grants las, provides an opportunity for high school experts in cardiac electrophysiology in an or K Awards Review students from underrepresented minorities to exciting one-day symposium. The sum- • Why Do Both Clinical and Science: Tale experience the Scientific Sessions. Highlights mit will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in of the high school program include a walk- coordination with the AHA Annual Scientific through of the poster area and exhibits, talks Sessions in Chicago. The program will have from role models in clinical care, networking a unique rapid-fire format in which speakers

Arrhythmia and a visit from the AHA leadership. will provide to participants approximately 20 Research Summit As I announced in the last issue of Con- slides from which the speaker will select a key nections, we are starting a regular feature in six to eight slides to show in a 5-minute talk. Arrhythmia Research Summit the CLCD section highlighting the work of our This highly focused conference will encour- 2014 Scientific Sessions science subcommittees. In this issue, Paul J. age the meeting participants to have extensive, November 19 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL Wang, MD, Chair of the ECG and Arrhythmias uninterrupted and focused discussions about

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26 my.americanheart.org DS-8135 ARS Ad for Connections.indd 1 5/27/14 1:30 PM Why Scientific Sessions Is Like the Super Bowl for Early Career Clinicians and Scientists he American Heart Association is a Career Day, with the majority of the day’s as it is being unveiled for the first time. Junior robust organization with important activities catering specifically to junior people. people are especially encouraged to submit T activities taking place year-round. As Throughout the morning and afternoon are a abstracts for poster presentations, which offer November approaches, Scientific Sessions wide variety of lectures, panel discussions, them the opportunity to share their own work looms large as the event of the year for the workshops and mentoring activities hosted by with a wide audience. The AHA is actively cardiovascular and stroke communities. This the various AHA Councils, culminating in the working to upgrade and add value to the poster is especially true for early career and student/ Early Career Reception at the end of the day. presentation experience in the digital era. trainee members (and non-members) who are These activities are a singular opportunity for There are a number of Ask the Experts sessions just getting started in their lifelong missions to early career attendees to connect with senior during which junior people can witness senior “to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular people and potentially spark lifelong mentor- clinicians and scientists debate the virtues and diseases and stroke.” ing relationships (as has happened for me weaknesses of the evidence on important, topi- It is now fashionable for clinical and personally). cal issues. Outside of the formal conference, scientific societies to host early career activi- The Council on Clinical Cardiology is there are many opportunities for junior people ties of various kinds at their conferences, but particularly committed to Early Career Day. to network with each other and with senior the AHA is unique in that an entire day of Not only does it contribute by hosting similar people. For example, many cardiology fellow- the Scientific Sessions is set aside as Early activities as the other Councils, it also has ship programs, scholarship organizations and consolidated its Sessions schedule so that its specialty groups host evening events where ju- two Young Investigator Award competitions are nior people can connect with peers and alumni held in the late afternoon and its annual Busi- alike. Personally speaking, I find Scientific of arrhythmias. ness and Awards Dinner is held in the evening, Sessions to be a yearly opportunity to catch The summit will present the latest so that junior people are able to experience all up with so many friends and colleagues from advances in state-of-the-art cardiac the Council has to offer in a single day. The around the country and the world. electrophysiology. The target audience Council runs a special Fellows-in-Training If you are a junior person reading this includes cardiac electrophysiologists, program each year to facilitate clinical cardiol- and contemplating whether you should go to scientists, engineers, industry and business ogy fellows being able to attend Early Career Scientific Sessions in Chicago this year, you leaders and scientists, and arrhythmia nurses Day and the dinner, with free Sessions registra- are asking the wrong question. The question and technologists. The summit will be divided tion along with a one-year complimentary should be: What’s stopping you from register- into three sections: genesis of ventricular AHA membership. ing today? arrhythmias and cardiac conduction, risk The rest of Scientific Sessions has plenty to Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, FAHA assessment and intervention for ventricular offer junior people. The Late-Breaking Clinical Chair of the CLCD Membership and arrhythmias and cardiac arrest and atrial Trials sessions on each day are a highlight, Communications Committee and Vice Chair of fibrillation: mechanisms and therapy. The providing the chance to witness new science the CLCD Early Career Committee summit will include approximately 50 talks and more than 90 minutes of discussion during the day. CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 The summit will provide a unique opportunity to learn about a wide variety of There are a number of Ask the Experts sessions during clinical and basic science topics, including mechanisms of disease, pharmacologic which junior people can witness senior clinicians and therapy, genetic and genomic analysis, scientists debate the virtues and weaknesses of the biological therapy, device therapy and outcomes science, to be combined in a single evidence on important, topical issues. meeting. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this exciting interactive conference. Kiran Musunuru Paul J. Wang, MD MD, PhD, MPH, FAHA Chair

my.americanheart.org 27 Council on Epidemiology and Prevention EPI Advances Cardiovascular Health n a YouTube video seen by nearly 18 million members of the American Heart Association leadership, passion, commitment, excellence people, author Simon Sinek suggests a simple Council on Epidemiology and Prevention is to and enthusiasm. They took responsibility for I but powerful model for inspirational organi- promote cardiovascular health for all. How? We the future. zations and leaders. The model relates to how do this by generating knowledge, translating At Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago, organizations and leaders should think, act and knowledge and disseminating knowledge we will have an opportunity to celebrate communicate in order to inspire. The model, to researchers, clinical and public health the contributions of one of the giants in our described as the “Golden Circle,” is composed practitioners, community-based organizations, field, Jeremiah (Jerry) Stamler, MD, FAHA. of three concentric circles. The label placed on policymakers and the public, consistent with Jerry Stamler will be awarded the prestigious the inner most circle is “Why?” and represents the eight guiding values of the AHA. What? Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship why an organization (or leadership) does the We integrate population-health sciences Award in recognition of his lifetime mentorship things that it does. The circle that surrounds (epidemiology and prevention) into AHA/ and positive influence on generations of the inner circle is ASA Annual Scientific Sessions, co-sponsor scientists, whom he taught to share his life-long labeled “How?” and an annual, highly impactful spring Scientific commitment to maintaining cardiovascular represents how an Sessions specialty meeting, lead the 10-Day health for all. Jerry Stamler continues to inspire organization acts. The Seminar, develop AHA Scientific Statements population scientists to this day; we also will outer circle is labeled and Presidential Advisories, develop Heart and celebrate his 95th birthday at Sessions. “What?” and repre- Stroke Facts, (the annual Statistics Update), On a personal note, I have been privileged sents what we do as chair the AHA Behavioral Committee, co- for the past 30 years to see, hear and marvel at an organization. chair three science subcommittees (described Jerry Stamler’s ability to generate, translate and While most below), encourage wider service as leaders in disseminate knowledge with clarity of message organizations David Siscovick, AHA, enhance the success of early career and and passion. His enthusiasm is palpable and and leaders think MD, MPH, FAHA underrepresented minority investigators and his interest in helping young investigators and act from the more. has not waned. Jerry Stamler has been and outside circle to the AHA now has 16 Scientific Councils and continues to be an inspiration to generations inside circle, Simon Sinek notes that the most 36 science subcommittees. AHA is currently of population scientists who work to maintain inspirational organizations and their leaders marking its 90th year: Our Council was ideal cardiovascular health. consistently do so from the inside out (Why? formed 50 years ago to provide a locus for In recent years, the incredible impact of our How? What?). Here’s how I would apply the epidemiology and prevention in the AHA. Council on AHA (and the public) is reflected simple lesson from the video: Why? Everything The founders of our Council were giants in by the following: Leaders of our Council have we do in our Council and as professional our field; we all are the beneficiaries of their served as AHA President (Donna Arnett, PhD, MSPH), Chair of the Committee on Councils and AHA Board Member (Mary Cushman, MD), and have led efforts to define the AHA Strategic Plan for 2020 and Beyond (Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD), and the development of the most recent guidelines for clinical practice (Donald Lloyd-Jones and David Goff, MD, SAVE THE DATE! PhD), community-based prevention (Tom Pearson, MD, PhD, MPH) and Health Behavior Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle (Bonnie Spring, PhD). The AHA Board of Directors accepted and Cardiometobolic Health the suggestion of our Council Leadership 2015 Scientific Sessions Committee to focus the initial Strategically March 3-6, 2015 | Marriott Baltimore Waterfront | Baltimore, MD Focused Research Network on Prevention. Of particular note, two of the four awards for SFRN are focused on primordial prevention and the maintenance of ideal cardiovascular health across the lifecycle. AHA members save up to $300 off registration! FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL The next two RFPs for SFRN will my.americanheart.org/epilifestylesessions

©2014, American Heart Association 1/14DS7692 focus on hypertension and health disparities in cardiovascular disease, major interests of 28 my.americanheart.org subcommittees, there also is representation of multiple Councils on each science subcommit- The AHA Board of Directors accepted the suggestion of our tee. This provides the opportunity to promote interdisciplinary and multilevel efforts related Council Leadership Committee to focus the initial Strategically to the AHA 2020 Strategic Goals. We encour- Focused Research Network on Prevention. Of particular note, age Council members to share their ideas and interests with the EPI Co-Chairs of these sci- two of the four awards for SFRN are focused on primordial ence subcommittees: There is much to be done. Finally, the Council Leadership Commit- prevention and the maintenance of ideal cardiovascular health tee wants to engage the membership, especially across the lifecycle. early career members, and we welcome active involvement of our members in our David Siscovick activities. The names and contact information MD, MPH, FAHA for the members of the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Leadership Committee are located at my.americanheart.org/professional/ councilList.jsp?committeeCode=EPIEXEC. our Council. PhD, MPH, FACC, FAHA); Social We hope that you will join us in celebrating The Council Leadership Committee Determinants of Cardiovascular Health our past by acknowledging the legendary met in July, and we will meet again next (Mahasin Mujahid, PhD); and, Molecular mentoring contributions of Jerry Stamler. October, November, February and March. Determinants of Cardiovascular Health We are excited about the interdisciplinary To advance science and practice, the (Tommy Wang, MD). The science efforts initiated by our Council to address Council Leadership Committee proposed subcommittees are Co-Chaired with members more effectively the multiple determinants of three new science subcommittees over the of other Councils (Prevention: Cardiovascular cardiovascular health across the life course. past two years. With the approval of AHA, Nursing; Social Determinants: QCOR; We look forward with excitement to advancing members of our Council now serve as Molecular Determinants: FGTB). the promise and prospects for maintaining Co-Chairs of these science subcommittees: Because of the broad interest across the cardiovascular health for all over the next 50 Preventive Cardiology (Nathan Wong, AHA Scientific Councils in the new science years and beyond.

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my.americanheart.org 29 Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Recognizing FGTB Accomplishments s the new Council Chair of the Func- at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and tional Genomics and Translational Biol- Women’s Hospital. A ogy Council, I would like to thank AHA She is an associate editor of Circulation and a Caroline Fox is a well leadership, staff and members of our Council section editor of social media for Circulation and for the opportunity to continue to work along- the Journal of the AHA. Finally, Caroline Fox is established population side all of you. This a graduate of the Brigham Leadership Program newsletter provides at Harvard Business School. When asked about scientist with a strong track an opportunity to MESSAGE her new role, Caroline Fox said, “I look forward record of NIH intramural introduce our mem- FROM THE to working closely with the FGTB Leadership bers and recognize Council, as well as all members of FGTB and funding and a productive their accomplish- the AHA, to enhance our mission of translating ments. CHAIR genomic discoveries to improve cardiovascular publication record in top-tier Our new Vice health.” journals. Chair is Caroline Our Membership Chair is John Ryan, MD, Fox, MD, MPH. FAHA, FACC. John Ryan has incredible energy Jennifer Hall Caroline Fox is a well and drive and is currently an assistant professor PhD, MPH established population and director of the Dsypnea Clinic at the Univer- scientist with a strong sity of Utah. He is an associate editor for Circula- track record of NIH tion: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes and a intramural funding section editor for Circulation. committees, I have been given talks at Scientific and a productive pub- Jennifer Hall, When asked about how the AHA and the Sessions and I have had ample advice on how lication record in top- PhD, MPH, FAHA FGTB Council has benefited him, John Ryan to write a grant and how to be a competitive re- tier journals. Caroline said, “The FGTB Council has provided me with searcher. Emelia Benjamin in particular has been Fox is a tenured senior an incredible amount of professional support and an incredible advocate, inviting me to leadership scientist at the NIH Intramural Research Program personal mentoring. Because of my involvement meetings within the American Heart Association and an associate clinical professor of Medicine with FGTB, I have been brought onto writing and involving me in opportunities to spread the knowledge created by AHA researchers through new media. At the University of Utah, we have Early Career Committee talking about “Applying for Funding as an Early started a Pulmonary Hypertension/HFpEF pro- Career Investigator,” and David Herrington, gram, and the connections I have made through t Scientific Sessions 2014, the FGTB MD, FAHA, addressing “Specific Aims/Pilot AHA and in particular FGTB come into frequent Council will continue to have a produc- Institution Grants or K Awards Review.” Finally, use when it comes to writing papers, competing A tive Early Career Session from 1-5 p.m. Christopher Newton-Cheh, MD, MPH, will talk for grants and even just asking for opinions.” on Saturday, Nov. 15. The first session, “Career about “Why Do Both Clinical and Science: Tale Development” is in collaboration with the Coun- of a Successful Physician Scientist” before the cil on Clinical Cardiology, and is going to be session ends with Vasan Ramachandran, MD, moderated by the past Chair of our Early Career DM, FAHA, FACC, talking about “10 Things to MARK YOUR CALENDARS Committee, Almudena Martinez Fernandez, Consider When Submitting/Reviewing a Clini- PhD, and Sanjiv cal or Populations Science Paper.” Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago Shah, MD, FAHA, The second session, titled “How to Navigate FGTB Early Career Programming FACC. the -omics World” will be moderated by Anna 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15. The keynote Pilbrow, PhD, and Jennifer Hall, PhD, FAHA, Early Career Reception to follow. address will be given FACC. Among the distinguished speakers at by Roger J. Haj- this event will be a Jennifer Van Eyk, PhD, FGTB Young Investigator Award jar, MD, on “Gene with a talk, titled “What’s on the Horizon for Competition Therapy: Basics and Cardiovascular Proteomics” and John Stama- 3:45-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 Applications.” Other toyannopoulos, MD, who will detail “How to speakers include Ki- Almudena Use ENCODE in Your Genomics Research: FGTB Annual Business Meeting

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL ran Musunuru, MD, Martinez, HaploReg and RegulomeDB.” and Reception MD, FAHA PhD, MPH, FAHA, Please join us for these exciting sessions. 6:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.18

30 my.americanheart.org established a program here and each brings a Discussion Forum: Cardio-oncology unique set of clinical expertise. The new leadership in cardiology, Tommy Wang, MD, and n this issue of Connections, we are intro- example, have uncov- Tom Force, MD, bring diverse perspectives and ducing discussion forums from a variety ered an entire biology mentoring in translational and basic research I of physicians and scientists in the field of focused on HER2 respectively. functional genomics. In this edition, John Ryan, signaling in the heart In addition, key infrastructure is already MD, FAHA, FACC, from the University of Utah with the potential for in place at Vanderbilt for human translational and Chair of the Membership and Communica- therapeutic interven- research. Vanderbilt has a long tradition in tions Committee for the FGTB Council is joined tion for heart failure Personalized Medicine, Pharmacogenomics, and by Javid Moslehi, MD, assistant professor of with neuregulin (a Clinical Pharmacology (led by Dan Roden, MD, Medicine at Vanderbilt University and director of HER2 ligand). Nancy Brown, MD, and David Harrison, MD), John Ryan, the Cardio-Oncology Program at Vanderbilt Uni- MD, FAHA A similar story and the BioVU resource is unique nationally. versity Medical Center, and Quinn Wells MD, is emerging with an- Finally, the collaborative interactions that exist assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt giogenesis inhibitors. both between cardiology and oncology groups School of Medicine. Most of these classes of drugs target Vascular as well as clinicians and basic investigators are What can you tell us about Cardio-Oncology Endothelial Growth Factor signaling and the unlike any other in the country. as a new medical subspecialty? How does interesting observation is that cardiovascular Cardio-Oncology relate to translational research? toxicities associated with these class of drugs Quinn Wells, let me turn this over to you. Javid Moslehi: Cardio-oncology (the (hypertension, proteinuria, thrombosis and, less Can you expand on the unique platform of cardiovascular care of cancer patients) represents frequently, heart failure) are similar to heart BioVU? a new frontier in medicine and it exists as a new and vascular issues that arise in some pregnan- BioVU is the Vanderbilt University Medical subspecialty in cardiology in part due to the cies (namely, pre-eclampsia and peripartum Center biorepository that links DNA samples to advent of novel therapies in cancer. These “tar- cardiomyopathy). With respect to the latter, a de-identified version of the EMR termed the geted” therapies are being tested and approved work done by several investigators has now Synthetic Derivative. The Synthetic Derivative at a rapid pace and have completely reshaped the shown that the cardiovascular issues with preg- contains approximately 20 years of data on over prognosis in certain types of cancers. As a result, nancy are essentially driven by an angiogenic 2 million unique individuals, and BioVU con- cancer survivorship has been introduced as a imbalance and due to VEGF dysregulation. The tains DNA samples from approximately 185,000 new “theme” in oncology care. Last year, for ex- same picture may come about from drugs that subjects. Many subjects have already been ample, there were an estimated 14 million cancer target metabolism (a hot area in cancer research) genotyped on one or more platforms, including survivors in the United States alone, a number where cardiovascular and cardiometabolic issues almost 13,000 with GWAS platforms and nearly that was unimaginable just a few years ago and that arise from these drugs may give insight into 40,000 using the Illumina Exomechip, and these one that will grow in the coming decade. human cardiovascular and metabolic biology. data are available for use by Vanderbilt research- Cardiovascular toxicities are associated with There is also a growing need to understand ers and their collaborators. some of the traditional therapies (such as anthra- why certain patients are at risk of cardiovas- We are using the BioVU resource to under- cyclines or radiation) that form the cornerstone cular and cardio-metabolic perturbations after stand how common and rare genetic variation therapies for some types of cancer (especially treatment with traditional and new therapies contributes to variable disease susceptibility some of the cancers with good outcomes, such as and so having a platform where you can study and drug response and toxicity, including to lymphoma or breast cancer). In addition, some this at a genetic/genomic but also mechanistic chemotherapeutic agents. In this regard, I think of the novel “targeted” therapies have adverse levels would be important as this field moves applying this platform to cardio-oncology can be CONNECTIONS FALL 2014 cardiovascular sequelae, in part because the same forward. unique because it can give us specific informa- pathways that are important for the cancer cell tion about factors that predispose to cardiotoxic- (and which are being targeted by therapies) are You recently left the Brigham and Women’s ity with cancer therapies. Combined with other, important for cardiovascular homeostasis and Hospital to come to Vanderbilt University. complementary, platforms (for example, metabo- their disruption can lead to cardiac, vascular and Why did you leave the Brigham? Why lomics) one can begin exploring mechanisms metabolic toxicities. Vanderbilt? that underlie variability in drug response and Cardio-oncology is a growing field and a I came to Vanderbilt because, in my opinion, why some patients have adverse cardiovascular unique platform to do translational research. The it is the best place to advance the field of sequelae while others do not. For example, early cardiovascular toxicities that arise from novel tar- cardio-oncology. First, there is already a clinical results from our effort have identified a potential geted therapies can teach us about cardiovascular infrastructure in cardio-oncology in place. My novel pathway for anthracycline cardiotoxicity biology. The cardiotoxicities that were initially colleagues Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD, Dan Leni- that we are exploring in animal models and hu- observed after treatment with trastuzumab, for han, MD, and David Slosky, MD, have already man clinical cohorts.

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Hypertension Focuses on Arterial Stiffening hope you were able to attend our High Blood related to the epidemiology, diagnosis and on hypertension, eight regular sessions (oral and Pressure Research 2014 Scientific Sessions clinical management of human hypertension poster) will deal with subjects such as critical I held Sept. 9-12 in San Francisco. This meet- (including in special populations). factors in blood pressure regulation, the impact ing is always a highlight of our yearly Council • 9-10:15 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17 of high arterial pressure on the heart, brain and activities, and this year was no exception. In Hypertension 2014 vasculature and the clinical management of the addition to the usual great science, we had excel- • 9-10:15 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 hypertension. lent networking and Joint AHA/Brazilian Society of Cardiology I strongly encourage all of our members and learning experiences Session: Hypertension Treatment fellows to attend Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chi- for both early career MESSAGE • 5:30-6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 cago and to be active participants in these sure-to- stage and more FROM THE The Pressures of Aging be lively and informative scientific discussions. senior hypertension • 9-10:15 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19 investigators. CHAIR Joint AHA/American Society of Hypertension But another Session: Can We Identify Response Markers to opportunity to expe- Antihypertensive Drugs? Trainee Advocacy rience and discuss Finally, there will be an exciting set of Committee Report the most up-to-date presentations by numerous leading experts on research on the the rapidly emerging field of the role of innate e were delighted to see you causes, consequenc- immunity and inflammation in the etiology of in San Francisco. We had ap- es and management hypertension. W proximately 183 abstracts from of hypertension is • 5:30- 6:45 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 trainees, and many trainees participated coming up soon. Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Hypertension in the New Thanks to the efforts Gregory Fink, In addition to these special symposia focusing Investigator of Ken Baker, MD, PhD, FAHA Symposium FAHA, FIACS, and sponsored by his program com- the Interna- mittee, hypertension will be a major focus of the Hypertension will be a tional Society American Heart Association Scientific Sessions of Hyperten- to be held Nov. 15-19 in Chicago. major focus of the American sion. TAC was Arterial stiffening is of substantial current Heart Association Scientific excited to host interest in hypertension research and will be the Philip Clifford, topic of two symposia featuring internationally PhD, and Alice Aaron Trask, Sessions to be held Nov. PhD, FAHA recognized experts on clinical and basic aspects Ra’anan for of the process, as follows: 15-19 in Chicago. how-to work- • 9-10:15 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17 shops on creating individual development Gregory Fink Joint AHA/International Society of Vascular plans and building support for science, PhD, FAHA Health: Does Arterial Stiffness Matter in Ath- respectively. erosclerotic Disease and Heart Failure? Thank you to those of you who partici- • 7:30-8:45 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 pated in the TAC survey. It was clear that Contribution of Arterial Stiffness to the trainees are interested in a Council mentor- Development of Hypertension: From Bench to ing program. We will use your responses Bedside Editor’s Report to guide its implementation. Secondly, Another symposium of special interest to lease see the online edition that trainees clearly would like to see more of vascular biologists and clinicians concerns contains extended reports from a mix of methods and career development the role of impaired vasodilation in hyperten- P Aaron Trask, PhD, FAHA, Trainee topics at the How-to Sessions. This year’s sion and especially its assessment in human Advocacy Committee Chair; Barbara Al- agenda was a step toward that initiative, subjects. exander, PhD, FAHA, Membership; Mike and we will incorporate these findings • 7:30-8:45 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19 Ryan, PhD, Advocacy Ambassador; and when planning future sessions. Novel Insights Into Vasodilation in Health and Jane Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA, the 2013 If you have any input regarding how

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL Diseases: What Can Human Vasculature Teach recipient of the Harriet Dustan Award. the TAC can better serve you, please con- Us Jennifer M. Sasser, PhD, FAHA tact me or another member of the TAC. Several symposia deal in-depth with issues 32 my.americanheart.org allow yourself time to think and process data and and information provided by the society. Get 2013 Harriet the literature. to know the senior leadership who will likely • Get good mentors. This is important at whatever review your papers and grants in the future. Dustan Award stage you are in your career. Mentors will change • Develop synergistic collaborations. In today’s with each new stage and are just as important world, it is often not feasible for one investiga- ane Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA, was the when you are a post-doc as when you are chair tor to perform all the state-of-the art studies 2013 Harriet Dustan Award recipient and of a department. necessary to answer a question. That’s why good J the keynote speaker for the International • Get involved with your professional society. collaborators are important. Society of Hypertension Trainee Symposium for Network! Take advantage of training sessions • Love what you do, and “feel lucky.” If you fellows, students and junior faculty. Some of don’t have an excitement for your science, you Jane Reckelhoff’s words of wisdom included are wasting your time and you should get a new a few of the hints she has received over the career. If you keep a positive attitude even in the years that have helped her to be successful in face of adversity, you will eventually succeed. her career. Jane Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA • Know what you want to do and have a plan. Having a five-year plan allows you to set realistic goals for what you want to Advocacy Report accomplish and where you want to be in five years. n order to stay on top of the most up- • Work hard. Study hard. Do your best. It to-date policy issues important to the is important to learn as many techniques as I Council on Hypertension, please make possible to have these in your arsenal when sure that you are part of the You’re the Cure you set up your own lab. Read and study network (yourethecure.org). Please see the every night. Know the literature in your Jane Reckelhoff, PhD, FAHA, and Gregory Fink, online edition area. If you are a clinician, make sure you PhD, FAHA for recent articles that may be of interest to Membership Report letter, which highlights special briefings on our Council: legislative and regulatory Home s of July 2014, the Council on Hyper- • Notification about AHA national and af- blood pressure- tension has 2,040 total active members, filiate research funding opportunities and monitoring kits A of which deadlines save money. 491 are Fellows • Reduced registration for Scientific Sessions, Reimburse- of the American our largest gathering showcasing the most Michael J Ryan, ment for home PhD, FAHA Heart Association timely and significant advances in preven- blood pressure- (FAHA). All AHA/ tion, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovas- monitoring kits ASA Professional cular disease can save insurance companies money by Members receive • In addition, all AHA/ASA members receive improving healthcare quality and reducing the following: a Professional Membership certificate, healthcare costs, according to new research • Basic benefits, membership card and lapel pin. in the American Heart Association’s jour- including notice Barbara T. nal Hypertension. on research Alexander, Premium Professional members Stephanie Dempsey testifies about PhD, FAHA submission op- also receive: the personal toll of chronic diseases. portunities and • Complimentary online access to all five American Heart Association volunteer requests for abstracts AHA scientific journals (full text) Stephanie Dempsey testified in Washing- • Special opportunities to volunteer to • Any two new Circulation branded journals ton, D.C., about the impact of chronic become a peer reviewer of manuscripts, • A discount on print subscriptions to AHA disease. Stephanie Dempsey has suf- research applications and abstract for meet- scientific journals fered from multiple chronic conditions ings • Reduced registration for AHA scientific (coronary artery disease, lupus, a seizure • Early notice of AHA/ASA scientific meetings conferences disorder and arthritis) for most of her • The Connections quarterly newsletter that life. The hearing was to begin a conversa- includes Council-specific information and Encourage your trainees and colleagues to tion on chronic care. the AHA Advocacy Pulse electronic news- join today!

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maintain an adequate academic, age, gender KCVD Highlights Activities and ethnicity balance in our steering committee so every member is represented. Please do not his is my first newsletter as Chair of the the Council on Hypertension annual scientific hesitate to contact me ([email protected]) if KCVD Council. I have served as part sessions, a Young Investigators Symposium you are interested in becoming a member of our T of the leadership Committee for six and Reception at the annual American Society Council or have question regarding the KCVD years in diverse positions, and I am honored to of Nephrology meeting and support education- Council activities. Please contact the newsletter serve now as the Chair of this Council. I want al activities of other scientific societies. editor, Erika Boesen, PhD, (erika.boesen@ to personally thank I also would like to thank and congratulate unmc.edu), if you would like to include infor- the outgoing Chair, Nuria Pastor-Soler, MD, PhD, the new Co-Chair mation in the newsletter. Moshe Levi, MD, MESSAGE of the Council, who will take on her role as We would welcome your membership in the for his outstanding Chair in 2016, and all other members who Council. leadership and ser- FROM THE dedicate their time and expertise to the mission vice to the Council. I of the Council. The KCVD Council strives to also want to thank the CHAIR UPCOMING MEETINGS previous Chair, David Ellison MD, for his American Society of Nephrology service, guidance KCVD Needs You! Kidney Week 2014 and dedication to the he Council is looking for new mem- Nov. 11-16, Philadelphia Council. bers, so encourage your friends, Be sure to plan your travel to arrive in time I take the op- T colleagues and students to join the to attend the KCVD-sponsored events on portunity to remind AHA today and select KCVD as their Wednesday, Nov. 12. all members that the Council. If you are interested in becoming Council for the Kid- Pablo Ortiz, involved in KCVD committee activities, AHA Scientific Sessions 2014 ney in Cardiovascular PhD contact Lauren Rowell at lauren.rowell@ Nov. 15-19, Chicago Disease is a dynamic heart.org. If you have any information The Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular group of basic and that should be included in upcoming Disease is co-sponsoring a number of ses- clinical investigators and clinicians who are KCVD reports, contact Erika Boesen, sions during Scientific Sessions 2014. See dedicated to unraveling the kidney’s role in PhD, at [email protected]. my.americanheart.org for details. hypertension, heart disease and stroke as well as mechanisms of kidney disease. The KCVD Council has three main objectives: • The KCVD Council works actively to support research into the causes of kidney-related ASN’s Kidney Week Downtown Hotel. David Ellison, from Oregon cardiovascular disease and to develop transla- Health and Science University, will give the tional approaches to enhance patient care and Nov. 11-16 keynote address, tentatively titled “Choices disease prevention. everal great events of interest to KCVD and Chances for a Career in Science.” •This Council is committed to developing, en- members are planned to coincide with • The KCVD Annual Business Meeting and couraging and training the next generation of S the American Society of Nephrology’s Reception will immediately follow the Young basic renal scientists, clinician scientists and Kidney Week meeting in Philadelphia. Investigator Symposium, 8:30-10 p.m., nephrologists. For this, the Council supports • The bi-annual Epithelial Transport Group’s Wednesday, Nov. 12. This is an excellent the American Society of Nephrology Young pre-ASN symposium will be held on opportunity to network with colleagues and Investigator Award, several travel awards to Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Drexel University get in touch with your Council. The reception the Council on Hypertension annual scientific in Philadelphia. This will include a Young also will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott sessions, several educational activities across Investigators Symposium from 8:30 a.m.- 2:15 Downtown Hotel. All KCVD members and the U.S. for trainees and young investigators p.m., and then from 2:30-6 p.m. a short sym- people interested in learning more about the and nephrologists. posium honoring Moe Burg with six experts in Council are welcomed to attend. • The KCVD Council is committed to dissemi- the field of renal/epithelial transport covering • The KCVD together with ASN co-sponsor the nating knowledge on the roles of the kidney various techniques/topics from different stages Young Investigator Award. This year’s winner, in cardiovascular diseases and how kidney of Moe Burg’s career. Myles S. Wolf, MD will give a presentation, disease influences hypertension, heart failure, • The KCVD Young Investigator Symposium titled “Mineral (mal) Adaptation to Kidney

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL stroke, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. To will be held from 7-8:30 p.m., on Wednes- Disease” during the plenary session, starting at do this, we support several educational activi- day Nov. 12, at the Philadelphia Marriott 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16. ties including a scientific session held within 34 my.americanheart.org Alicia McDonough, PhD, Named the 2014 Donald Seldin Lecturer he Donald Seldin where she first studied the These projects have engaged the McDonough Lecture was pre- assembly of sodium pump sub- lab with expert collaborators across the U.S. and T sented Sept. 11 by units and defined the molecular around the world. Alicia McDonough is a recipi- this year’s awardee, Alicia mechanisms of sodium pump ent of an AHA Established Investigator Award McDonough, PhD, at the isoform regulation in cardiac (1984-89), the 2009 E.H. Starling Distinguished American Heart Associa- and skeletal muscle by potas- Lectureship from American Physiological Soci- tion’s High Blood Pressure sium, hormones, and during ety and teaching awards. She serves on editorial Research 2014 Scientific heart failure. The McDonough boards, numerous study sections, committees Sessions in San Francisco. lab then initiated studies to for the APS, AHA and ASN and enjoys teaching Alicia McDonough is profes- determine the renal mecha- medical and PhD students. sor of Cell and Neurobiol- nisms responsible for regula- The Donald Seldin Lecture was established ogy at the Keck School of tion of sodium, blood pressure in 2006 to honor Donald Seldin, MD, and to Medicine of the University Alicia McDonough, PhD and potassium balance, how enhance the awareness of AHA conference of Southern California in homeostasis is disrupted in attendees concerning the rising epidemic of Los Angeles. She earned an AB in Physiology disease states and corrected therapeutically. By cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients at UC Berkeley, her PhD in Physiology at the investigating ion transporters’ phosphorylation, with chronic kidney disease. Donald Seldin University of Hawaii and was a postdoctoral abundance, subcellular distribution and activity, has been a pioneer and leader in the field of scholar at UC San Francisco Cardiovascular Re- the lab has more recently defined how stimuli cardiovascular disease as it relates to kidney search Institute and Columbia University under such as dietary sodium and potassium, Angio- failure. Donald Seldin was responsible for the the outstanding mentorship of P.S. Timiras, S.K. tensin II, injury, and cytokines increase renal seminal observations as they relate to sodium Hong and I.S. Edelman, respectively. sodium transport and how the resultant hyperten- and potassium transport in the kidney and their She joined the faculty of the University of sion provokes intrarenal responses to decrease effects on blood pressure and cardiovascular Southern California School of Medicine in 1981 sodium reabsorption (via pressure natriuresis). homeostasis.

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my.americanheart.org 35 Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Lifestyle Previews Major Awards t is a tremendous honor to lead the Lifestyle its ambitious 2020 Strategic Goals. Thank you Council. Recently, several of our members and Cardiometabolic Health Council and Peter Wilson for leading this initiative and have received national recognition. At the I to succeed the achieving such great outcomes for our Council. June meeting of the Science Advisory and incredibly dynamic MESSAGE Even though our Council is young, it has Coordinating Committee meeting, two Council (and loquacious) already had a remarkable impact, largely members received prominent awards. Ronald Peter W. F. Wilson, FROM THE the result of scientists who have selflessly M. Krauss, MD, FAHA, a founding member MD, FAHA. He volunteered their time to the AHA and our of our Council, received the AHA Award of skillfully steered CHAIR our leadership through a complex process, which led I intend to promote efforts and policies that involve young to major changes investigators in other activities, specifically serving on our in the mission and name of our Council’s committees and on writing groups of scientific Council. Our revised mission statements. puts us squarely in Lawrence J. Appel, Lawrence J. Appel the center of AHA’s MD, MPH, FAHA MD, MPH, FAHA efforts to achieve

Communications & Membership Committee t is with great sadness that I share the Lifetime Achievement Award. Epidemiology and Prevention. At this passing of Albert “Mickey” Stunkard, MD, I also would like to share some more event, we will recognize our Council Ion July 12. Mickey Stunkard was Professor uplifting information on upcoming activities award winners: Johannes Kastelein (Robert Emeritus of Psychiatry at the Perelman at the Scientific Sessions 2014, Nov. 15-19, in I. Levy Lecture), Ronald Krauss (AHA School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Award of Meritorious Achievement) and Pennsylvania. He was a pioneer in the field Neil Stone (AHA Physician of the Year of obesity and eating disorders. Mickey 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 Award). We also will welcome new FAHAs Stunkard was a mentor to many and inspired The Robert I. Levy Lecture in Lipid to our Council. the work of great scientists in his field. His Metabolism will be given by Johannes Finally, it’s not too early to start thinking achievements have been recognized in JP Kastelein, MD, PhD, FESC, from the about abstract submission for our upcoming numerous ways: He was elected to the University of Amsterdam. Johannes Kastelein spring meeting, slated for March 3-6 in Institute of Medicine and National Academy will take us through the journey of familial Baltimore. Abstract and award application of Sciences, received the 1994 Distinguished hypercholesterolemia, from lethal disorder to deadline is Oct. 15. The Council offers Service Award from the American Psychiatric manageable dyslipidemia. This lecture will several awards including the Steven N. Blair Association, the 2004 Sarnat International be followed by an oral abstract session from Award for Excellence in Physical Activity Prize from the Institute of Medicine, the our Council. Research, the Mark Bieber Award, the Scott 2005 Gold Medal for Distinguished Grundy Fellowship Award for Excellence in Academic Accomplishments from Columbia Tuesday, Nov. 18 Metabolism Research, Award for Excellence University College of Physicians and Take this opportunity to be active and join on in Research Addressing Cardiovascular Surgeons. The Obesity Society instituted Wear Sneakers Day. Health Equity and several Early Investigator a named award in his honor in 2000 Travel Awards. Visit my.americanheart.org/ to recognize those who have made a Tuesday, Nov. 18 lifestylecouncil Awards/Lectures section for

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL lifetime of outstanding contributions to Our Council dinner and annual reception more information. the field of obesity: Mickey Stunkard will be held jointly with the Council on Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, FAHA

36 my.americanheart.org Meritorious Achievement, and Neil Stone, MD, FAHA, received the AHA Physician of the Year Award. Please join me in congratulating Ronald Early Career Committee Chair Krauss and Neil Stone. s you are planning your upcoming Epidemiology and Prevention and the Council In future columns, I will detail my agenda trip to Chicago for Scientific Sessions on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research— for the upcoming two years. At this time, I A 2014, don’t forget to arrive early on are co-sponsoring afternoon sessions focused want to emphasize one major goal of mine, Saturday, Nov. 15, to attend the Early Career on several growing areas of cardiovascular namely, promoting the active participation of Day programming. This daylong session research, including “Team Science for the early investigators in our Council activities. starts at 9 a.m. with the General Opening Early Career Professional” and “Opportunities Many early investigators attend our scientific Session “Developing the Skills Needed to for Big Data Research.” The afternoon session meetings, particularly our spring meeting. Succeed Across All Disciplines.” Robert will wrap up the day with a favorite topic for I intend to promote efforts and policies Herrington, FACC, FAHA, the Chair of the all early career scientists: “The A to Z of the that involve young investigators in other Scientific Sessions Program Committee, will Job Search.” The speakers in this final session activities, specifically serving on our Council’s open the session and will be followed by a will walk attendees through what to expect committees and on writing groups of scientific variety of high profile presenters invited to when they hit the job market and provide statements. provide insight on several key topics relevant meaningful advice and insight into the applica- If you have ideas about how we achieve to professionals at all career stages, including tion, interview and negotiation processes. this goal, please contact me. Also, I encourage “Choosing a Target Journal,” “10 Ways to Im- Finally, don’t forget to attend the Early those of you who are coming to our annual prove Your Scientific Writing,” “New Career Career Networking Reception immediately meetings to fill out the volunteer cards if you Opportunities” and “Optimizing Mentorship.” following the program at 5 p.m. The Early are interested in becoming more involved in our After a networking roundtable lunch, early Career Day at Scientific Sessions 2014 is not Council. This form is also available online at career committees for three of the American to be missed, and we look forward to seeing my.americanheart.org/volunteerform. I look Heart Association Councils—Council on Life- you there. forward to hearing from you. style and Cardiometabolic Health, Council on Christina M. Shay, PhD, FAHA

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my.americanheart.org 37 Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease Scientific Sessions 2014 cientific Council dinner, where we hope to see many of Sessions MESSAGE the new faces from our growing membership. S 2014 prom- FROM THE A special emphasis of the PVD Council is ises to again be the our Fellows-in-Training Workshop. This year’s premier opportu- CHAIR Saturday FIT program again boasts an array nity for scientific of outstanding lectures given by internation- exchange, education ally recognized experts in vascular medicine, and networking surgery and intervention. We will again have in cardiovascular dedicated sessions on career development medicine. Our fall and mentorship, with ample opportunities program commit- for fellows and junior faculty to mingle with tee, led by Melina established vascular specialists and investigators Kibbe, MD, worked across all career types. collaboratively with If you are a current or potential fellow with the other Councils to Michael Conte, interests in PVD, or a young faculty member, November 15-19 create an outstanding MD, FAHA the FIT program has much to offer in juxta- Chicago, IL slate of cross-cutting position to the world’s premier cardiovascular scientificsessions.org offerings that span the science meeting. full range of vascular disease. I look forward to seeing you this November. Highlights include sessions on risk prediction, clinical trials and imaging in PAD, renal artery intervention, stroke prevention, exercise, Highlights of the PVD 2014 Track aortic dissection and extended antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolism. Network- Thoracic Aortic Dissections: Current Management 11/16/2014 CVS.601 ing and mentorship opportunities extend through- 5:30:00 PM out the meeting from Saturday’s Early Career Venous Thromboembolism and Extended Antithrombotic Therapy: ATE.701 Day through poster sessions and include the PVD Who, When and How 11/16/2014 5:30:00 PM

Controversies in Prevention of Carotid Artery Stroke 11/16/2014 S M P.6 02 8:00:00 AM

Networking and mentorship Exercise Is Medicine Throughout the Life Span for All 11/16/2014 S M P.20 5 opportunities extend 8:00:00 AM Update on CVD Prediction and Prevention in Type 2 Diabetes S M P.202 throughout the meeting from Mellitus 11/16/2014 8:00:00 AM

Vascular Calcification: Looking Beyond the Coronaries 11/17/2014 Saturday’s early career day CVS.106 5:30:00 PM through poster sessions. CVS.605 Renal Artery Intervention: Quo Vadis? 11/17/2014 7:30:00 AM Michael Conte Cardiovascular Risk Prediction 2014: Beyond Risk Scores MD, FAHA CVS.222 11/18/2014 5:30:00 PM

CVS.112 Imaging in PAD: What’s on the Horizon? 11/18/2014 5:30:00 PM

CVS.613 Clinical Trials in PAD 11/18/2014 7:30:00 AM

Arrhythmia CVS.219 Global Health Impact of PAD 11/18/2014 7:30:00 AM Research Summit Routine Testing in Peripheral Arterial Disease 11/18/2014 7:30:00 CVS.218 Arrhythmia Research Summit AM 2014 Scientific Sessions Curing Atherosclerosis: The Next Step in Cardiovascular SS.13 November 19 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL Prevention? 11/19/2014 10:45:00 AM FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL New Concepts in Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Activation Learn more at scientificsessions.org/ars CVS.525 11/19/2014 7:30:00 AM

38 my.americanheart.org DS-8135 ARS Ad for Connections.indd 1 5/27/14 1:30 PM educational resources. In addition, we propose PAD and Women Initiative the development of research collaborations to better understand PAD risk factors and treat- ne strength of the PVD Council is Statement highlighting sex-based dispari- ment within an ethnically and racially diverse the excellent mentorship provided ties within the cardiovascular risk associated population of women. This information will O to early career members through its with PAD. Although PAD is underdiagnosed help to better tailor educational efforts and Early Career/Fellow-in-Training Committee, in both sexes and inadequately treated with public awareness campaigns. as well as informal mentoring relationships known life-saving cardiovascular risk reduc- Currently, we are working on our short- that develop through PVD Council activities. tion strategies, we have chosen to highlight term strategic goals, including: The PAD in Women initiative reflects the these issues in women. • Develop a PAD and Women homepage for tremendous opportunities for early career Why focus on women and PAD? In part, as educational resources aimed at patients and PVD Council members to participate in high a response to the scientific statement’s call to providers, in tandem with intersociety col- impact activities of our Council. action. Also, by raising awareness of PAD in laborations In 2012, the AHA/ACC Scientific State- women, we hope to impact knowledge of PAD • Partner with patient advocacy/awareness ment, titled “PAD in Women: A Call to in men. Women often make health decisions groups Action,” outlined the knowledge gaps in the for their families, with important downstream • Create an online educational toolkit for diagnosis, treatment and public awareness effects on their spouses, children and parents. providers (focused on trainees in a broad of peripheral artery disease in women. This Given that PAD in women is associated spectrum of specialties and including, gradu- served as a springboard for an initiative grown with a higher cardiovascular mortality than ate medical education for residents/fellows, out of the EC/FIT Committee to increase men, we aim to have a critical impact on nursing and nurse practitioners) awareness of lower extremity PAD affect- “building healthier lives free of cardiovascu- • Finalize funding sources ing women. Robust support for a PAD and lar disease,” which is aligned with the AHA • Formalize the PAD and Women campaign Women initiative grew from the EC/FIT mission. The aim of the PAD and Women within the AHA’s strategic mission Committee in part due to its truly multidisci- Working Group is to develop a comprehen- We will have an update regarding the plinary nature, with members from the fields sive action plan focused on improving patient Working Group’s progress to share with the of cardiology, vascular medicine, vascular care and awareness, provider education and PVD Council in November. If you are inter- surgery, interventional radiology and general research collaborations. ested in becoming involved in the PAD and medicine. Critical to the success of the initia- A multidisciplinary team of provid- Women Working Group, please contact one tive has been outstanding mentorship by Alan ers care for women at risk for PAD, with of the founding members: Amy West Pollak, T. Hirsch, MD, Michael Conte, MD, FAHA, each specialty offering silos of educational MD; Reena Pande, MD; Luke Brewster, MD, and Mary McDermott, MD, among others. information. We propose that the AHA form PhD; Sue Duval, PhD; and Alan T. Hirsch In November 2013, a PAD and Women the cornerstone for collaboration between MD. Working Group met to determine the best the medical/surgical specialties that care for By Amy West Pollak, MD action plan in response to the Scientific women at risk for PAD by coordinating online CONNECTIONS FALL 2014

my.americanheart.org 39 Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research QCOR Promotes Outcomes Research he evolution of cardiovascular outcomes work of cardiovascular outcomes investigators role in scientific conferences. Specifically, the research since I entered my fellowship in in determining how to best implement new American Heart Association has sponsored the an- T the 1990s has been remarkable. At that discoveries and care strategies, the substantial nual QCOR Scientific Sessions since its inception time, while some investments in basic science, clinical trials and 15 years ago, and the planning committee for the published studies in MESSAGE guidelines development are frequently wasted. AHA Scientific Sessions, also known as the Com- cardiovascular disease After all, how often have you heard that published mittee on Scientific Sessions Programming, in- and other medical FROM THE guidelines alone just “sit on the shelf.” Outcomes cludes several representatives from our Council to disciplines would research takes the guidelines off the shelf and ensure that the offerings include the best research certainly qualify as CHAIR brings them to the bedside. in cardiovascular outcomes and quality. “outcomes research,” As part of this exciting evolution, outcomes In this issue of Connections, we focus on the the discipline was research has assumed an increasingly prominent AHA scientific meetings. In this spirit, Brahmajee not recognized as a Nallamothu, PhD, MPH, the Chair of the QCOR separate entity. Scientific Sessions planning committee, will With the launch of summarize the recent meeting, which was as the QCOR Scientific Networking and mentorship always a tremendous success. Adrian Hernandez, Sessions in 1999 MD, MHS, the lead QCOR representative on and the landmark opportunities extend CSSP, will provide us with a preview of what to NHLBI statement on expect at Scientific Sessions 2014 with respect to Fred Masoudi, throughout the meeting from outcomes research MD, MPH, FAHA outcomes and quality content. in cardiovascular Saturday’s Early Career Day. The November meeting will undoubtedly disease in 2005, the be an excellent opportunity to take in the latest Fred Masoudi field has gained increasing recognition as a critical science, connect with colleagues and forge new MD, MPH, FAHA component of the cycle of biomedical science. professional relationships. I look forward to seeing There is a growing recognition that without the you in Chicago.

Harnessing the Power of Big Data going “Big” throughout the sessions. Through- out the sessions, we will get to learn from oth- cientific Sessions 2014 in November the latest in outcomes science. The plenary ers on how to go Big though novel approaches is always a big event to get the latest sessions promise to generate lively discussions to implementing new discoveries or evidence S science and forge new collaborations. and debates in a wide array of topics such as into practice. We also will hear how others have The attention to Big Data will be featured with the 2013 ACC/AHA transformed health care focusing on patient a series over the four days called “Harnessing Guideline on the centered outcomes and increasing the value of the Power of Big Data — Bench-to-Bedside, to Treatment of Blood care delivered every day. Populations.” Cholesterol to Finally, no one can forget that we are Outcomes science will be featured through Reduce Atheroscle- in the middle of one of the grandest natural multiple sessions in this series. We will get rotic Cardiovascular experiments in U.S. health care with the Af- to hear from leading experts from around Risk in Adults, fordable Care Act. As attention focuses on the the world on the application of big data uncertainties in value of care and quality, how we deliver care, science across the spectrum of population, atrial fibrillation and how valuable it is and are there unintended quality and outcomes science. Attendees will current controver- consequences will be front and center. Every- Adrian F. hear state-of-the-art information on big data Hernandez, sies in coronary one will be excited to hear the latest science science for understanding disease mechanisms, MD, MHS, FAHA revascularization. on quality and outcomes as part of this new epidemiological determinants and practice for We also will get to era in cardiovascular care. the accelerated improvement in the prevention, hear from leading The 2014 AHA Scientific Sessions will treatment and clinical care of cardiovascular experts on weighty matters and the obesity certainly be BIG and a great place in Chicago disease and stroke on a global scale. paradox, as well as major issues on the inter- to connect with everyone who has a passion

FALL 2014 CONNECTIONS FALL Big plenary sessions will address major section of diabetes and heart disease. These are for improving quality and outcomes for the controversies in cardiovascular care featuring just some examples of how outcomes science is cardiovascular field. See you there!

40 my.americanheart.org economics. Spend some time on the website to vestigator Award, five abstracts recognized with QCOR Scientific get details about the meeting as well as a sense Early Scientist Travel Awards and an inspiring of the abstracts and science presented (my. presentation by Mark Hlatky, MD, who was the Sessions americanheart.org/qcorsessions). winner of this year’s QCOR Outstanding Scien- am biased, of course, but I absolutely love The plenaries this year touched on topics tist Award for lifetime contributions. the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research ranging from entrepreneurship to the Affordable With the help of amazing editorial teams I Scientific Sessions. It is one of the highlights Care Act to learning healthcare systems. We at Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and of my academic calendar, and that’s not a small had a concurrent as part of our stroke tract that Outcomes and JAHA, five papers were also thing. We all have too many meetings to attend included a live webinar involving hundreds of simultaneously published along with the oral and a load of work hospitals while another session focused on the presentations. Finally, we invited a patient advo- to get done at home. recent lipid guidelines controversy. cacy group, The Walking Gallery, to the meeting Going to a conference Almost 300 abstracts were accepted, to participate and engage with attendees — an should be a deeply including 29 oral presentations highlighted in event that really embodied for me the meaning meaningful experi- standing-room-only sessions. Among these were of patient-oriented research. ence that strives to five abstracts that competed for the Young In- See you all next year! educate and connect you with others, while simultaneously inspiring you. Brahmajee In the realm of Nallamothu, cardiovascular out- MD, MPH, FAHA, comes research, there EXPECT BIG THINGS is nothing like the QCOR Scientific Sessions for accomplishing AT YOUR AHA SCIENTIFIC EVENTS! these goals. Junior faculty and fellows — al- You Asked… We Listened… We Deliver... ways the primary focus of the QCOR conference — can take advantage of the meeting’s modest size and intimacy to really engage with senior investigators. In fact, it is the ideal place You will see new offerings, enhanced to build the relationships that are increasingly favorites, and even more of the necessary in our interconnected and multidisciplinary world. cutting-edge science you expect from This past June in Baltimore, the QCOR AHA/ASA at Scientific Sessions 2014! Scientific Sessions continued this tradition, attracting national experts from across a number of specialties: cardiology, internal medicine, Scan the code for more information. surgery, nursing, quality improvement, health services research, epidemiology and CONNECTIONS FALL 2014

my.americanheart.org 41 Council on Stroke Stroke Increases Efforts

ometimes it is good to stop and and speaking at the upcoming Scientific Ses- Finally, in October, we will be meeting recognize people who have been sions. Congratulations, Cathy Sila. with representatives from the World Stroke S particularly instrumental in AHA/ASA AHA/ASA can increase its impact by Organization in Instanbul to discuss mission to address the terrific burden of stroke. collaborations with other organizations whose educational and collaborative activities with One of those people is Hank Wasiak who is mission overlap our own. We were delighted to another organization that has very similar stepping down have Walter Koroshetz, MD, deputy director missions and goals when it comes to stroke as Chair of the of the National Institute of Neurological Dis- as the AHA/ASA. Both organizations can Stroke Advisory MESSAGE orders and Stroke, as a guest to the AHA/ASA learn from each other and the AHA/ASA can Committee after FROM THE headquarters in Dallas early this summer. We help address the reality that stroke remains serving on this discussed potential collaboration opportunities the second leading cause of death worldwide, committee for more CHAIR including Get With The Guidelines and the behind only heart disease. than three years. NIH StrokeNet, educational funding for stroke Reaching our goal of decreasing the Hank Wasiak’s fellowships, and scientific research opportuni- mortality and morbidity of stroke is a outstanding ties. Aligning resources from both organiza- team effort of healthcare personnel, the marketing skills tions to accelerate research and improve stroke lay public, our government and healthcare and his passion treatment is something that both organizations organizations around the world. We are for stroke has will be exploring further. making progress. translated into a terrific national public awareness campaign regarding Joseph Broderick, stroke warning MD, FAHA signs utilizing the FAST acronym, the launch of the Together to End Stroke Campaign and substantial fundraising to support these educational efforts. For me, what has made working within the AHA/ASA particularly special are the remarkable community volunteers like Hank Wasiak who donate their time, talent and resources. One of our roles as members of the AHA/ ASA is to introduce, attract and recruit new community members who can be passionate Register Today! advocates and change agents for our mission to decrease the burden of stroke and heart disease. One of the challenges within a large organization such as AHA/ASA is to provide cross-fertilization and education among the February 11-13 various physician and health care groups. One such person who embodies this desire to bridge across heart and stroke physicians is Cathy Nashville, Tennessee Sila, MD, from Case Western University who was recently named as the 2014 Stroke Council Award Lecturer for the upcoming Scientific Sessions. The Stroke Award is an acknowledge- strokeconference.org

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