The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 11 , Pages 956-959 , November 2008

The Ache of a Beating Heart

  • Mark McDonnell, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Sylmar, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Mark McDonnell, MD, MBA, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Rm 2B182, 14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA 91342
    • ,
  • Adel El-Bialy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Sylmar, Calif

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 Charles M. Wiener, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: No grants or other contributions were used in the preparation of this manuscript.

 Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript or the work described herein.

 Authorship: This manuscript is an original work that is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Both authors meet the criteria for authorship, including acceptance of responsibility for its scientific content. Both authors have contributed to, read, and approved the final manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00754-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.07.016

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 11 , Pages 956-959 , November 2008

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