The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 335-337 , April 2009

At the Heart of the Matter

  • Marisa Holubar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Marisa Holubar, MD, Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Room 134 Mailbox 51, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903
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  • Michael Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Steven P. LaRosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI
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  • Arun Singh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI

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 Charles M. Wiener, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: No funding sources were used in the writing of this manuscript.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose.

 Authorship: All authors listed above had access to the data included in this article and played a role writing this manuscript.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.12.007

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 335-337 , April 2009

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