Samer Ellahham, M.D. and Helmy M. Siragy, M.D.

Dr. Ellahham is Head, The Center for Heart Failure, Department of Cardiac Sciences, SKMC/Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Dr. Siragy is Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, and Director, Hypertension Center, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Within the past 12 months, Dr. Ellahham reports no commercial conflicts of interest and Dr. Siragy reports no commercial conflicts of interest.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.

Release Date: 01/26/2009
Termination Date: 01/26/2012

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