Author
Sean Spangler, MD Cardiologist, William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Sean Spangler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Philip J Gentlesk, MD Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Section of Cardiovascular Disease, Brooke Army Medical Center
Philip J Gentlesk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, Christian Medical and Dental Associations
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Terrence X O'Brien, MD, MS, FACC Professor of Medicine/Cardiology, Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Charleston
Terrence X O'Brien, MD, MS, FACC is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Failure Society of America, South Carolina Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
George R Aronoff, MD Director, Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Section of Nephrology, Kidney Disease Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine
George R Aronoff, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Federation for Medical Research, American Society of Nephrology, Kentucky Medical Association, and National Kidney Foundation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, FASN Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology-Hypertension, Tulane University School of Medicine; Chief, Medicine Service, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, FASN is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, and International Society of Nephrology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
David FM Brown, MD Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
David FM Brown, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Steven J Compton, MD, FACC, FACP Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Alaska Heart Institute, Providence and Alaska Regional Hospitals
Steven J Compton, MD, FACC, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: Alaska State Medical Association, American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, and Heart Rhythm Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Christopher A Fly, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
Christopher A Fly, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Anupama Gowda, MBBS, MD Consulting Staff, Atlanta Nephrology Associates, PC
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Eric L Legome, MD Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center; Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Medical College
Eric L Legome, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
James W Lohr, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Fellowship Program Director, University of Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
James W Lohr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology, and Central Society for Clinical Research
Disclosure: Genzyme Honoraria Speaking and teaching
G Shawn Lynchard, MD Consulting Cardiologist, Medical Director of Cardiac Care Unit, Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, and ECG and Stress Testing Clinic, Brooke Army Medical Center
G Shawn Lynchard, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology and American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chike Magnus Nzerue, MD Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Vice-Chairman of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College
Chike Magnus Nzerue, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Society of Nephrology, and National Kidney Foundation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
David A Peak, MD Assistant Residency Director of Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Attending Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Consulting Staff, Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
David A Peak, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment
Verena T Valley, MD Associate Professor, Director of Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singing River Hospital System, Singing River Hospital, and Ocean Springs Hospital
Verena T Valley, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
