JAMA Cardiology

Mission Statement:JAMA Cardiology publishes exceptional original research, state-of-the-art reviews, and informative opinions that advance the science and practice of cardiology, enhance cardiovascular health, and inform health care policy. JAMA Cardiology is the definitive journal for clinical investigators, clinicians, and trainees in cardiovascular medicine worldwide. JAMA Cardiology focuses on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including epidemiology and prevention, diagnostic testing, interventional and pharmacologic therapeutics, translational research, health care policy and outcomes, and global health.

• Editor Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS

• Robert A. Harrington, MD, Stanford, California

• Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH, Boston, Massachusetts

• Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, Chicago, Illinois

• Michael J. Pencina, PhD, Durham, North Carolina

• Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS, Durham, North Carolina

• Mark D. Huffman, MD, MPH, Chicago, Illinois

• Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM, New York, New York

• Christopher J. O’Donnell, MD, MPH, Boston, Massachusetts

• Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, Boston, Massachusetts

• Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, Chicago, Illinois

• Mintu Turakhia, MD, MAS, Palo Alto, California

• Julia Getts, Chicago, Illinois

• JAMA Cardiology, c/o Department of Medicine

• 251 E. Huron St, Galter 3-150

• Chicago, IL 60611

• Phone: (312) 926-7252

• jamacardio@jamanetwork.org

• Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, Los Angeles, California

• Elizabeth M. McNally, MD, PhD, Chicago, Illinois

• Laine Elliott Thomas, PhD, Durham, North Carolina

• Eugene Braunwald, MD, Boston, Massachusetts

• Robert Califf, MD, Durham, North Carolina

• Judith S. Hochman, MD, New York, New York

• Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, Chicago, Illinois

• Michael S. Parmacek, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Daniel I. Simon, MD, Cleveland, Ohio

• Sidney C. Smith Jr, MD, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, Chicago, Illinois

• Myron L. Weisfeldt, MD, Baltimore, Maryland

• Douglas P. Zipes, MD, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Paul W. Armstrong, MD, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Shinya Goto, MD, PhD, Isehara, Japan

• Peter Liu, MD, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Renato D. Lopes MD, MHS, PhD, Durham, North Carolina

• Attilio Maseri, MD, Firenze, Italy

• Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, DM, MSc, Haryana, India

• Hugh C. Watkins, MD, PhD, Oxford, England

• Harvey D. White, MB, ChB, DSc, Auckland, New Zealand

• Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub, OM, FRS, London, England

• Offices 330 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

• Editor in Chief, The JAMA Network Howard Bauchner, MD

• Executive Editor Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA

• Executive Managing Editor Annette Flanagin

• Managing Editor Brenda Gregoline

• Deputy Managing Editor Tracy Frey

• Manuscript Editors Kevin Brown, Amanda Ehrhardt, Iris Y. Lo, Michaela Mark, M. Sophia Newman, Suzanne Walker

• Freelance Manuscript Editing Manager Connie L. Manno

• Freelance Manuscript Editing Coordinators Sara M. Billings, Timothy Gray, Paul Ruich

• Freelance Copy Editors and Copyreaders Catherine A. Alden, Stephanie Lang Beckmeyer, Jan Clavey, Mary Coerver-Connolly, Paula Glitman, Laura King, Joseph Clayton Mills, Brandy Y. Patton, Donna J. Thordsen

• Editorial Assistant Wanda Hill

• Directors Larry Bryant, Monica Mungle, Elaine Williams

• Managers and Staff Fanny L. Brown, Lenette Gardner-Gullens, Erin Kato, Peter K. Kim, Rachell Lozano, Caroline Sietmann, Angelia Waltower, Elizabeth Zak

• Deputy Editor and Director Michael Berkwits, MD

• Digital Media Production Eric Butkus, Michelle Kurzynski (managers); Emily Ling, Jesse McQuarters, Daniel Morrow (producers)

• Social Media Daniella Peting (manager); Reuben Rios (coordinator)

• Electronic Media Systems and Services Carrie Butt (supervisor), Mary Lynn Ferkaluk (assistant)

• Deputy Editor and Director Ronna Henry, MD

• Staff Karen Bucher, Andy Rekito, Nick Reback, David Song

• Deputy Editor Edward H. Livingston, MD

• CME Editor Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH

• Director Marla A. Hall

• Staff Deanna Willis, Yolanda Davis

• Editorial Counsel Joseph P. Thornton, JD

• Manager Deanna Bellandi

• Staff Jim Michalski

• Senior Vice President and Publisher, Periodical Publications Thomas J. Easley

• Vice President, Publishing Business Operations Brian Shields

• Vice President, Publishing Production Operations Karen Adams-Taylor

• Vice President, Digital Product Management and Development Paul Gee

• Staff Monica Smith

• Director Jeffery J. Bonistalli

• Manager Kathy Russell

• Staff Mirna Monal

• Sales Representative Stacey McHugh

• Director, Marketing Mark Thornbury

• Staff Tricia Castellano

• Manager Thalia Moss

• Staff Tiffani Stevenson

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• Director, Worldwide Sales Vida Damijonaitis

• Managers Saskia Bolore, Gretchen Linder, Brian McCartney

• Sales Representatives Christine Hearne, Natasha Nekola

• Staff David Baum, Ron Thomas

• Director Elizabeth Solaro

• Associate Publisher/Senior Product Development Geoffrey Flick

• Managers Rick Bell, Fergus Clare, Lindsay Dawson, Will English IV, Ellen Gibson, Mustafa Ishaq, Craig McCaffrey, Michael McGraw, Daniel Pickhardt, Romando Rossini, Stacy Tucker

• Business Analyst Sirisha Alluri

• Staff Millette Jackson-Bates

• Directors Karl Elvin, Nancy Essex, Jaye Mize, Sean O’Donnell, Sue Sherrill

• Managers David Antos, Chris Borden, Debbie Camp, Lydia Cruz, Scott Curl, Diane Darnell, Jordynn Farrar, Tiffany Jones, Colleen Kelly, Chris Meyer, Annemarie Neff, J.D. Neff, Sean Ohlson, Phil O'Leary, Bill Pedone, Susan Price, Binita Shah, Denise Steinhauser, Erin Van Dusen, Joe Wixted

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• Composition and New Media Gail Barrett, Regina Brownlee, Amanda Camino, Brenda Chandler-Grayer, Emily Dunn, Amy Evers, Maleeka Holden, Teri Hutchison, Mary Ann Kuranda, Joshua Lampinen, Nathan Mitre, Patricia E. Panek, La'son Diggs Sledge

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• Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer James L. Madara, MD

• Chief Operating Officer Bernard L. Hengesbaugh

The JAMA Network is a consortium of peer-reviewed print and online medical publications that includes JAMA®, JAMA Cardiology, and other specialty journals. JAMA Cardiology does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any contributor. All articles published, including opinion articles, represent the views of the authors and do not reflect the policy of the Journal, the American Medical Association, or the institution with which the author is affiliated, unless otherwise indicated.

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