title: Report of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2013, Dallas.
abstract: The American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions were held in Dallas on November 16-20, 2013. The meeting is one of the most leading conferences of cardiology in the world, with over 18,000 professional attendees from more than 105 countries. There were 315 invited sessions and 443 abstract sessions, comprising more than 5,000 presentations. The sessions were expanded to 26 program tracks, which included and integrated basic, translational, clinical, and population science. In the series of late-breaking sessions, updates of results from 20 clinical trials were disclosed. Japanese scientists submitted the second most abstracts to the Scientific Sessions in 2013. We appreciate the significant contribution to the sessions by Japanese cardiologists as well as the Japanese Circulation Society.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Ishimori
authors: Shintaro
authors: S
authors: Kinugawa
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Yamada
authors: Hisashi
authors: H
authors: Yokoshiki
authors: Hirofumi
authors: H
authors: Mitsuyama
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Tsutsui
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D002309:Cardiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States