Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TexasConflict of interest: Dr Brilakis has received speaker honoraria from St. Jude Medical and Terumo;2. research support from Abbott Vascular and Infraredx;3. and his spouse is an employee of Medtronic. Dr. Banerjee has served on the Speakers' Bureau for St. Jude Medical Center, Medtronic Corp., and Johnson & Johnson, and has received a research grant from Boston Scientific and the Medicines Company. |