ACCF/AHA/CDC CONFERENCE REPORT
ACCF/AHA/CDC Conference Report on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biological Terrorism Threats*The Clinical and Public Health Implications for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases
George A. Mensah, MD, FACC, FAHA, Conference Co-Chair, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Augustus O. Grant, MB, ChB, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Conference Co-Chair, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC, FAHA, Conference Co-Chair, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Larry M. Baddour, MD, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Leslie T. Cooper, Jr, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Sandra B. Dunbar, RN, DSN, FAAN, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Erika S. Froelicher, RN, MA, MPH, PhD, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Kurt J. Greenlund, PhD, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Edward L. Kaplan, MD, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Russell V. Luepker, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Mohammad Madjid, MD, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
James E. Muller, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Siobhán O’Connor, MD, MPH, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Joseph P. Ornato, MD, FACC, FACP, FACEP, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Rose Marie Robertson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Michael J. Roy, MD, MPH, FACP, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Prediman K. Shah, MD, FACC, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Kathryn A. Taubert, PhD, FAHA, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Walter R. Wilson, MD, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Zhi-Jie Zheng, MD, PhD, Writing/Steering Committee Member,
Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC, Chair, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Jonathan Abrams, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents ,
Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Eric R. Bates, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Mark J. Eisenberg, MD, MPH, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Cindy L. Grines, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Mark A. Hlatky, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Robert C. Lichtenberg, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Richard S. Schofield, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
James H. Stein, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Cynthia M. Tracy, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents,
Robert A. Vogel, MD, FACC, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents and
Deborah J. Wesley, RN, BSN, ACCF Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents
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Participants/Authors
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- LARRY M. BADDOUR, MD
- Infectious Disease Society of America Representative
- Professor of Medicine
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 200 First Street SW
- Rochester, MN 55905
- JEAN CHABUT, BSN, MPH
- Deputy Director, Public Health Administration
- Michigan Department of Community Health
- Capitol View Building
- 201 Townsend
- Lansing, MI 48913
- LESLIE T. COOPER, JR, MD, FACC, FAHA
- Professor of Medicine
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Mayo Clinic
- 200 First Street SW
- Rochester, MN 55906
- HAROLD COX
- Chief Public Health Officer
- Cambridge Department of Health
- 119 Windsor Street
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- SANDRA B. DUNBAR, RN, DSN, FAAN, FAHA
- American Nurses Association Representative
- Emory University
- School of Nursing
- 1520 Clifton Road
- Atlanta, GA 30322
- ERIKA S. FROELICHER, RN, MA, MPH, PHD, FAHA
- Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- UCSF School of Nursing & Medicine
- 2 Koret Way, Room N631K
- San Francisco, CA 94143-0610
- AUGUSTUS O. GRANT, MB, CHB, PHD, FACC, FAHA
- Duke University Medical Center
- Box 3504
- Durham, NC 27702-3504
- KURT J. GREENLUND, PHD
- Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 4770 Buford Hwy. NE, Mailstop K-47
- Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
- EDWARD L. KAPLAN, MD, FAHA
- American Academy of Pediatrics Representative
- Infectious Disease Society of America Representative
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- SE MMC 296
- 420 Delaware Street SE
- Minneapolis, MN 55455-0374
- ROBERT A. KLONER, MD, PHD, FACC, FAHA
- Professor of Medicine
- Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California
- Director of Research, Heart Institute
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Heart Institute
- 1225 Wilshire Boulevard
- Los Angeles, CA 90017-2395
- B. WAINE KONG, PHD, JD
- Association of Black Cardiologists Representative
- Chief Executive Officer
- Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
- 5355 Hunter Road
- Atlanta, GA 30349
- DARWIN R. LABARTHE, MD, MPH, PHD, FAHA
- Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- CDC and Prevention
- 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop K-47
- Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
- RUSSELL V. LUEPKER, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA
- American College of Physicians Representative
- University of Minnesota
- Div of Epidemiology, Dept of Medicine
- 1300 S Second St., Suite 300
- Minneapolis, MN 55454-1087
- MOHAMMAD MADJID, MD
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Texas Heart Institute
- 6770 Bertner Avenue, MC2-255
- Houston, TX 77030
- GEORGE A. MENSAH, MD, FACC, FAHA
- Chief Medical Officer
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
- *JAMES E. MULLER, MD, FACC, FAHA
- Director, Clinical Research, Cardiology Division
- MGH and Harvard Medical School
- CIMIT
- 400 Charles River Plaza, Suite 400
- Boston, MA 02114
- SIOBHÁN O’CONNOR, MD, MPH
- Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 1600 Clifton Road, NE Mail Stop G-37
- Atlanta, GA 30333
- JOSEPH P. ORNATO, MD, FACC, FACP, FACEP, FAHA
- American College of Emergency Physicians Representative
- Professor and Chair
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- VA Commonwealth Univ Health System
- P.O. Box 980525 401 N
- 12th Street, Room G-248
- Richmond, VA 29298-0525
- CARL J. PEPINE, MD, MACC, FAHA
- Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
- University of Florida College of Medicine
- 6308 SW 37th Way
- Gainesville, FL 32608-5105
- ELIZABETH M. PUCKETT
- Division of Public Health/DHHS
- 1915 Mail Service Center
- Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
- ROSE MARIE ROBERTSON, MD, FACC, FAHA
- Chief Science Officer
- American Heart Association
- 7272 Greenville Avenue
- Dallas, TX 75231-5123
- MICHAEL J. ROY, MD, MPH, FACP
- American Medical Association Representative
- Director, Division of Military Internal Medicine
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Science
- Department of Medicine
- Bethesda, MD 20814
- RAMONA DAWN SCHAEFFER
- Director, Chronic Disease Prevention Program
- 109 Governor Street, 10th Floor
- Richmond, VA 23219
- PREDIMAN K. SHAH, MD, FACC
- Director, Division of Cardiology
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Division of Cardiology
- 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Room 5531
- Los Angeles, CA 90048-1804
- GEORGE SOPKO, MD
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes Representative
- National Institutes of Health
- 6701 Rockledge Drive
- Bethesda, MD 20817-1813
- KATHRYN A. TAUBERT, PHD, FAHA
- Senior Scientist
- American Heart Association
- 7272 Greenville Avenue
- Dallas, TX 75231-5123
- WALTER R. WILSON, MD
- Infectious Disease Society of America Representative
- American College of Physicians Representative
- Mayo Clinic
- 200 First Street SW
- Rochester, MN 55905
- ZHI-JIE ZHENG, MD, PHD
- Lead Epidemiologist
- Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
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Staff
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION
John C. Lewin, MD, Chief Executive Officer
Thomas E. Arend, Jr, Esq., Chief Operating Officer
Lisa Bradfield, Associate Director, Clinical Policy and Documents
Erin A. Barrett, Specialist, Clinical Policy and Documents
Peg Christiansen, Librarian
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
M. Cass Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer
Rose Marie Robertson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chief Science Officer
Kathryn A. Taubert, PhD, FAHA, Senior Science Advisor
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APPENDIX 1. ACCF/AHA/CDC Consensus Conference Report on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biological Terrorism Threats—Participants’ Relationships With Industry
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Footnotes
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This document was approved by the American Heart Association Scientific Advisory Coordinating Committee in February 2007. The American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees does not require approval of consensus conference reports. See formal policy stated above.
When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association would appreciate the following citation format: Mensah GA, Grant AO, Pepine CJ, et al. ACCF/AHA/CDC conference report on emerging infectious diseases and biological terrorism threats: the clinical and public health implications for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:1373–412.
This article has been copublished in the March 27, 2007, issue of Circulation.
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* The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the Conference participants and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
 Immediate Past Chair;
 Former Task Force Member during writing effort
* Dr. Muller is now CEO, InfraReDx Inc., Burlington, MA 01803.
Dr. Zheng is now with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20824.
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