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VBWG Reports
VBWG Reports - April 2004
May 8, 2004

In this issue of   VBWG ReportsTM   our editors report on presentations at the 53rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (held March 7-10, 2004 in New Orleans) as well as a VBWG meeting that preceeded the Scientific Session.

Obesity: Inflammatory disease of the vascular wall?
Douglas E. Vaughan, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee

REVERSAL and PROVE IT present compelling case for lower LDL-C targets
Steven E. Nissen, MD Christopher P. Cannon, MD
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Brigham and Women's Hospital
College of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts
Cleveland, Ohio

CHARM updates provide insight into benefits of RAS manipulation in heart failure

Jeffrey L. Probstfield, MD

Salim Yusuf, MD Karl Swedberg, MD

University of Washington

McMaster University Sahlgrenska University
School of Medicine Hamilton, Ontario Hospital/Östra,
Seattle , Washington

Göteborg, Sweden

Update on benefits of RAS manipulation in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease
Kim Fox, MD Peter Sleight, MD
Royal Brompton Hospital Oxford University
London, United Kingdom Oxford , United Kingdom


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The content expresses the views of the editors and does not necessarily reflect the views or recommendations of the University of Florida College of Medicine or the publisher. The reader is advised to consult the full prescribing information for all medications prior to use.
VBWG Reports is provided as a service to the medical profession through educational grants from AstraZeneca, King Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pfizer Inc, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
©2004 MEDCON. All rights reserved.

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