New journal JAMA Cardiology to debut in 2016

As cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 cause of death and disability worldwide, a new medical journal will premiere early next year to serve the global cardiology community. JAMA Cardiology—to be led by an internationally renowned cardiologist—will premiere as the 12th journal in the JAMA Network, which includes JAMA and 10 other specialty journals. “The burden of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, stroke, valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation is reaching epidemic proportions worldwide,” writes Howard Bauchner, MD, editor in chief of The JAMA Network, and colleagues in a JAMA editorial published Monday about the new journal. “Against this global burden, cardiovascular medicine continues to advance rapidly.” JAMA Cardiology will focus on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including: Epidemiology and prevention Diagnostic testing Interventional and pharmacologic therapeutics Translational research Health care policy and outcomes Global health The journal will be under the direction of Robert O. Bonow, MD, as editor in chief. Dr. Bonow is recognized for his research and teaching in a variety of cardiac diseases, including coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and heart failure. He has published more than 500 articles and 100 book chapters and is one of the four principal editors of Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Bonow is a past president of the Am...
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