The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 606-608 , July 2010

The Long and the Short of It

  • William J. Kostis, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to William J. Kostis, PhD, MD, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
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  • Angel T. Chan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Justin M. Dunn, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Charles A. Henrikson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md

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 Julia H. Indik, MD, PhD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: All of the authors declare no conflict of interest concerning this manuscript.

 Authorship: This work is original. All authors had access to the data, played a role in the manuscript, and accept responsibility for its scientific content.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00133-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.02.008

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 606-608 , July 2010

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