Author
Jatin Dave, MD, MPH Part-Time Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Medical Director of Geriatrics, Tufts Health Plan
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: Tufts Health Plan, a not for profit organization.
Coauthor(s)
Michael J Bessette, MD, FACEP Director of Emergency Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center
Michael J Bessette, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Gary Setnik, MD Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Gary Setnik, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, National Association of EMS Physicians
Disclosure: Medical Director for: SironaHealth.
Theodore J Gaeta, DO, MPH, FACEP Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Vice Chairman and Program Director of Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital; Academic Chair, Adjunct Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, St George's University School of Medicine
Theodore J Gaeta, DO, MPH, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, New York Academy of Medicine, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine, Alliance for Clinical Education
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Revat Lakhia, MD Visiting Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Graduate Student in Public Health, Department of Health Science, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Revat Lakhia, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Medical Council of India
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Brian Olshansky, MD Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Brian Olshansky, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, Heart Rhythm Society
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: On-X Cryolife; Lundbeck <br/>Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: On-X Cryolife; Lundbeck <br/>Amarin – chair DSMB for: Boehringer Ingelheim – national coordinator GLORIA AF.
Chief Editor
Mikhael F El-Chami, MD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Mikhael F El-Chami, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: Medtronic; Boston Scientific<br/>Received grant/research funds from Medtronic Inc for principle investigator.
Additional Contributors
Justin D Pearlman, MD, ME, PhD, FACC, MA Chief, Division of Cardiology, Director of Cardiology Consultative Service, Director of Cardiology Clinic Service, Director of Cardiology Non-Invasive Laboratory, Chair of Institutional Review Board, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
Justin D Pearlman, MD, ME, PhD, FACC, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors John Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, and Sheldon Jacobson, MD, to the development and writing of the source articles.
