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Circulation Research An Offieiai •Journal of the American Heart Association Circulation Research provides a medium for bringing together basic research on the cardiovascular system from various disciplines including biology, biochemistry, biophysics, morphology, pathology, physiology, and pharmacology. The Journal also will accept for publication manuscripts on clinical research that contribute to an understanding of fundamental problems. Editor BRIAN F. HOFFMAN
Associate Editor MICHAEL R. ROSEN
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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ROBERT M. BERNE, Chairman
Charlottesville, VA FRANCOIS M. ABBOUD
JOHN W. EVERS
J. O'NEAL HUMPHRIES
ROBERT A. O'ROURKE
Iowa City, IA
Chicago, IL
Columbia, SC
San Antonio, TX
EDWIN L. BIERMAN
EDGAR HABER
LOUISE MANSFIELD
SHAHBUDIN H. RAHIMTOOLA
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Boston, MA
Seattle, WA
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MARY JO BURGESS
THOMAS F. HANNON
FLETCHER MCDOWELL
ELLIOT RAPAPORT
Salt Lake City, UT
Chicago, IL
White Plains, NY
San Francisco, CA
HARRIET P. DUSTAN
BRIAN F. HOFFMAN
ALBERT J. MILLER
OSCAR M. REINMUTH
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New York, NY
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Pittsburgh, PA EDWIN W. SALZMAN
Boston, MA