Report of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016, New Orleans

Makoto Amaki; Nao Konagai; Masashi Fujino; Shouji Kawakami; Kazuhiro Nakao; Takuya Hasegawa; Yasuo Sugano; Yoshio Tahara; Satoshi Yasuda

doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-16-1222

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Report of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016, New Orleans

Makoto Amaki, Nao Konagai, Masashi Fujino, Shouji Kawakami, Kazuhiro Nakao, Takuya Hasegawa, Yasuo Sugano, Yoshio Tahara, Satoshi Yasuda

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Makoto Amaki
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Nao Konagai
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Masashi Fujino
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Shouji Kawakami
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Kazuhiro Nakao
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Takuya Hasegawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Yasuo Sugano
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Yoshio Tahara
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Satoshi Yasuda
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Keywords: American Heart Association, Japanese Circulation Society, Late-breaking clinical trials, Scientific Sessions

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Article ID: CJ-16-1222

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-16-1222

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 81 (2016), No. 1 pp. 22-27

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Abstract

The American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016 were held on November 12–16 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. This 5-day event featured cardiovascular clinical practice covering all aspects of basic, clinical, population, and translational content. One of the hot topics at AHA 2016 was precision medicine. The key presentations and highlights from the AHA Scientific Sessions 2016, including “precision medicine” as one of the hot topics, are herein reported.

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