Medical Grand Rounds

Nancy Collop, MD
Associate professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Director, Sleep Disorder Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; President, American Board of Sleep Medicine

Address: Nancy Collop, MD, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument St, Room 555, Baltimore, MD 21205; e-mail: [email protected]

Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Division of Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.

Dr. Collop has indicated that she serves as a consultant for Sleep Services of America and has received grant support from Sepracor.

Nancy Collop, MD
Associate professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Director, Sleep Disorder Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; President, American Board of Sleep Medicine

Address: Nancy Collop, MD, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument St, Room 555, Baltimore, MD 21205; e-mail: [email protected]

Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Division of Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.

Dr. Collop has indicated that she serves as a consultant for Sleep Services of America and has received grant support from Sepracor.

Nancy Collop, MD
Associate professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Director, Sleep Disorder Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; President, American Board of Sleep Medicine

Address: Nancy Collop, MD, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument St, Room 555, Baltimore, MD 21205; e-mail: [email protected]

Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Division of Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.

Dr. Collop has indicated that she serves as a consultant for Sleep Services of America and has received grant support from Sepracor.

Marcelo Heinig, MD
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville

Richard J. Johnson, MD
J. Robert Cade Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville

Address: Marcelo Heinig, MD, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, CG 98, Gainesville, FL 32610; e-mail [email protected]

The author has indicated that he serves as a consultant to Scios and Tap Pharmaceuticals, is a member of the speakers bureau of Merck Pharmaceuticals, and is a board member of Nephronomics. His work is supported by NIH grants DK-52121, HL-68607, and HL-79352.

This paper is based on a medical Grand Rounds lecture presented by Dr. Johnson at Cleveland Clinic on April 7, 2005. It was approved by the authors but was not peer-reviewed.

Marcelo Heinig, MD
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville

Richard J. Johnson, MD
J. Robert Cade Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville

Address: Marcelo Heinig, MD, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, CG 98, Gainesville, FL 32610; e-mail [email protected]

The author has indicated that he serves as a consultant to Scios and Tap Pharmaceuticals, is a member of the speakers bureau of Merck Pharmaceuticals, and is a board member of Nephronomics. His work is supported by NIH grants DK-52121, HL-68607, and HL-79352.

This paper is based on a medical Grand Rounds lecture presented by Dr. Johnson at Cleveland Clinic on April 7, 2005. It was approved by the authors but was not peer-reviewed.

Marcelo Heinig, MD
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville

Richard J. Johnson, MD
J. Robert Cade Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville

Address: Marcelo Heinig, MD, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, CG 98, Gainesville, FL 32610; e-mail [email protected]

The author has indicated that he serves as a consultant to Scios and Tap Pharmaceuticals, is a member of the speakers bureau of Merck Pharmaceuticals, and is a board member of Nephronomics. His work is supported by NIH grants DK-52121, HL-68607, and HL-79352.

This paper is based on a medical Grand Rounds lecture presented by Dr. Johnson at Cleveland Clinic on April 7, 2005. It was approved by the authors but was not peer-reviewed.

Julie E. Burning, ScD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; principal investigator, Women’s Health Study

Address: Julie E. Buring, ScD, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail [email protected]

Dr. Buring has received investigator-initiated research funding and support as Principal Investigator from the National Institutes of Health (the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Aging) and Dow Corning Corporation; has received research support for pills and/or packaging from Bayer Health Care and the Natural Source Vitamin E Association; has received honoraria from Bayer for speaking engagements; and has served on a study’s external scientific advisory committee for Procter & Gamble.

This Medical Grand Rounds article is based on edited transcripts from a Heart Center Grand Rounds presentation at Cleveland Clinic. It was approved by the author but was not peer-reviewed.

Julie E. Burning, ScD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; principal investigator, Women’s Health Study

Address: Julie E. Buring, ScD, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail [email protected]

Dr. Buring has received investigator-initiated research funding and support as Principal Investigator from the National Institutes of Health (the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Aging) and Dow Corning Corporation; has received research support for pills and/or packaging from Bayer Health Care and the Natural Source Vitamin E Association; has received honoraria from Bayer for speaking engagements; and has served on a study’s external scientific advisory committee for Procter & Gamble.

This Medical Grand Rounds article is based on edited transcripts from a Heart Center Grand Rounds presentation at Cleveland Clinic. It was approved by the author but was not peer-reviewed.

Julie E. Burning, ScD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; principal investigator, Women’s Health Study

Address: Julie E. Buring, ScD, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail [email protected]

Dr. Buring has received investigator-initiated research funding and support as Principal Investigator from the National Institutes of Health (the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Aging) and Dow Corning Corporation; has received research support for pills and/or packaging from Bayer Health Care and the Natural Source Vitamin E Association; has received honoraria from Bayer for speaking engagements; and has served on a study’s external scientific advisory committee for Procter & Gamble.

This Medical Grand Rounds article is based on edited transcripts from a Heart Center Grand Rounds presentation at Cleveland Clinic. It was approved by the author but was not peer-reviewed.

Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH
Director, Vascular Medicine Research, Associate Staff, Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Address: Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH, Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular medicine, S60, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received honoraria and consulting fees from the Sanofi-Aventis corporation.

Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Division of Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.

Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH
Director, Vascular Medicine Research, Associate Staff, Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Address: Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH, Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular medicine, S60, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received honoraria and consulting fees from the Sanofi-Aventis corporation.

Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Division of Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.

Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH
Director, Vascular Medicine Research, Associate Staff, Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Address: Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH, Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular medicine, S60, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received honoraria and consulting fees from the Sanofi-Aventis corporation.

Medical Grand Rounds articles are based on edited transcripts from Division of Medicine Grand Rounds presentations at Cleveland Clinic. They are approved by the author but are not peer-reviewed.