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Scientists and Laymen
Honored by AHA in Dallas
The American Heart Association presented
awards for scientific and clinical achievement in
cardiovascular medicine and for outstanding service during its 47th annual Scientific Sessions in
Dallas, Texas.
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Research Achievement Award
Richard J. Bing, M.D., Professor of Medicine at
the University of Southern California and Director
of Intramural Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, received the Heart Association's 1974 Research Achievement Award.
In receiving the award, AHA's foremost prize for
scientific accomplishment, Dr. Bing was cited as
"a clinical scientist of imposing stature who has
made visionary contributions to heart catheterization, cardiovascular physiology, and myocardial
metabolism."
He began innovative catheterization studies on
children with congenital heart defects at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital in 1943, which included collaboration with Dr. Helen B. Taussig in describing the
Taussig-Bing Syndrome.
Dr. Bing used the catheter, while it still was
viewed as a diagnostic source, to probe fundamental cardiac mechanisms and was a pioneer in his
early studies of myocardial blood flow and myocardial oxygen consumption in healthy humans.
The German-born scientist came to the United
States in 1936. In addition to his University and
hospital posts, Dr. Bing is a Research Associate at
the California Institute of Technology.
Gold Heart Awards
The 1974 Gold Heart Awards, AHA's highest
honor for volunteer service, were presented to:
Albert M. Baer, M. Graham Clark, LL.D., J. Willis
Hurst, M.D., and H. Willis Nichols.
Mr. Baer, Board Chairman of the Imperial Knife
Associated Companies, Inc., New York City, has
been active in promoting the Heart Association's
International Program. He was a member of AHA's
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Board of Directors from 1964 to 1972 and also
served as secretary of the Association for two years.
Dr. Clark, president of the School of the Ozarks,
Point Lookout, Missouri, is Board Chairman of the
Missouri Heart Association. He served as an AHA
board member for seven years and was a vice
president of the Association in 1969.
Dr. Hurst, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta,
Georgia, and an internationally known cardiologist,
was president of the Georgia Heart Association
from 1963-1964 and a member of the Association's
Board of Directors from 1965 through 1973. He was
president of the Association in 1971-1972. Dr.
Hurst served on a number of national commissions
charged with advising the government on programs
dealing with heart and blood vessel diseases.
Mr. Nichols, former president and Chairman of
the Fox Paper Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, is a
member of the board, the Executive Committee,
and Chairman of the Finance Committee for
AHA's Southwestern Ohio Chapter. A past board
member of AHA, Mr. Nichols served as treasurer
from 1968 through 1973, as vice president from 1964
through 1967, and as a member of the Fund Raising
Advisory and Policy Committee and the Budget
Committee.
James B. Herrick Award
Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig, of Baltimore, Professor Emeritus of The Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine, was presented the Council on Clinical
Cardiology's 1974 James B. Herrick Award for her
"outstanding achievements in the practice and
advancement of cardiology."
A world-famous pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Taussig is best known for her work with children born
with serious heart defects. In the 1940's, she and
the late Dr. Alfred Blalock co-developed the first
surgical procedure for the relief of pulmonary
stenosis.
Dr. Taussig, a graduate of The Johns Hopkins
Medical School, became the first woman to attain
the rank of full professor at Hopkins. A founder and
first president of AHA's Maryland Affiliate, Dr.
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Taussig was named the first woman president of
the Heart Association in 1965.
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Louis N. Katz Prize
The AHA's 1974 Louis N. Katz Basic Science
Research Prize was awarded to Chin Ok Lee,
Ph.D., of the Pritzker School of Medicine at the
University of Chicago.
Dr. Lee, 35, is a member of the University's
Section on Cardiology. He was selected as the
award recipient on the basis of a paper describing
his work in developing and refining a technique
that may lead to a greater understanding of how
the pumping action of the heart muscle is influenced by such elements as sodium and potassium. His paper is entitled "Activities and Activity
Coefficients of Potassium and Sodium Ions in
Rabbit Heart Muscle."
Born in Korea, Dr. Lee received his B.S. and
M.S. degrees from Seoul National University. Dr.
Lee earned his Ph.D. from the Department of
Physiology at Indiana University Medical School,
Indianapolis. He is a member of the U.S. Biophysical Society and the American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
Monograph Reviews Advances in
Cardiac Hypertrophy and Cardiomyopathy
"Cardiac Hypertrophy and Cardiomyopathy" is
the latest addition to the American Heart Association's Monograph Series.
The new volume, Number 43 in the Monograph
Series, (EM 262P) has been reprinted from the
July, 1974 issue of Circulation. The 25 papers
contained in the monograph review advances in
cardiac hypertrophy and cardiomyopathy in the
past ten years.
The volume discusses some of the fundamental
metabolic events during adoptive cardiac growth
and factors such as hormones that modify these
growth responses. Also considered are changes in
performance of the hypertrophied heart muscle and
a discussion of the gross and ultra-structural alterations that accompany metabolic and functional
change.
Copies of the monograph may be ordered from
local Heart Associations or the AHA Distribution
Department, 44 East 23rd Street, New York, New
York 10010.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Swedish Medical Research
Council Offers Three Fellowships
The Swedish Medical Research Council is offering three research fellowships to qualified biomedical scientists who are U.S. citizens. The awards will
provide research experience and training in Sweden at the postdoctoral level in basic or clinical
sciences related to health.
Candidates must have a doctoral degree and
must have been engaged in responsible independent research. They should have an active interest in
pursuing a research career. The applicant is responsible for arranging for his research training
with his preceptor in Sweden.
Fellowships will extend for 12 months after the
starting date. The awards will cover payment of a
stipend and transportation expenses.
Completed applications must be submitted by
January 31, 1975. For further information, contact:
Dr. Eugene L. Walter, Jr., Swedish Medical Research Fellowship Program, Fogarty International
Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20014.
Meetings Calendar
1974
December 12-14: THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL CARDIOVASCULAR SEMINAR: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE PRACTICING CARDIOLOGIST. Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, Florida. Co-sponsored by the AHA Council on Clinical
Cardiology and the Heart Association of Greater
Miami. Inquiries to: Michael E. Lepp, Director of
Program and Administration, Heart Assn. of
Greater Miami, 5080 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami,
Fla. 33137.
1975
January 12-16: SPECIAL PROCEDURES IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: BASIC AND NEW INFORMATION. Miami Beach Hyatt House, Florida.
Sponsored by the Department of Radiology at
Mount Sinai Medical Center in cooperation with the
Department of Radiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine.
Inquiries to: Manuel Viamonte, Jr., M.D., Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center,
4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Fla. 33140.
January 16-18: THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT IN CARDIAC DISEASE IN THE ADULT. Los Angeles,
California. Inquiries to: American College of Physicians, 4200 Pine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.
January 24-25: 18th ANNUAL CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM FOR PHYSICIANS. Scottsdale Hilton Hotel,
Scottsdale, Arizona. Sponsored by the Arizona
Heart Association. Inquiries to: Ms. Donna Lewis,
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Executi%'e Director, Arizona Heart Assn., 1720 East
McDowell Road. Phoenix, Ariz. 85006.
January 24-25: 17th ANNUAL CARDIOVASCULAR
SEMINAR. Don Cesar Resort Hotel, St. Petersburg,
Florida. Co-sponsored by the Suncoast Heart Assn.,
Florida, and the College of Medicine, University of
South Florida. Inquiries to: Aubrey H. Jones,
Executive Director, Suncoast Heart Assn., P.O. Box
12407, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33733.
February 10-13: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY'S 24th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS. Houston, Texas. Inquiries to: Miss Mary
Ann Mclnemy, Director, Department of Continuing
Education, American College of Cardiology', 9650
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Md. 20014.
February 24-27: PEDIATRIC CARDIOPULMONARY
PROBLEMS, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT, NEWBORN TO YOUNG ADULT. Silver
Tree Inn, Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado. Co-sponsored by the American College of Chest Physicians,
the University of Colorado Medical Center (Postgraduate Division) and the National Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation. Inquiries to: Bradford W. Claxton,
Director, Continuing Education, American College
of Chest Physicians, 911 Busse Highway, Park
Ridge, 111. 60068.
February 24-28: THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE. Miami Beach, Florida. Sponsored
by the American College of Chest Physicians and the
University of Miami School of Medicine. Inquiries
to: Bradford W. Claxton, Director, Continuing Education, American College of Chest Physicians, 911
Busse Highway, Park Ridge, 111. 60068.
February 27-March 1: THROMBOEMBOLISM: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. Miami Beach, Florida. Sponsored by the AHA Council on Thrombosis,
the Florida Heart Assn., and the Heart Assn. of
Greater Miami. Inquiries to: George E. Stewart, Jr.,
AHA, 44 East 23rd St., New York, N.Y. 10010.
March 2-6: REFRESHER COURSE IN CARDIAC RADIOLOGY. Williamsburg, Virginia. Inquiries to:
Klaus Ranniger, M.D., Medical College of Virginia,
MCV Station, Box 2, Richmond, Va. 23298.
March 11-14: HYPERTENSION, DIABETES AND
HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN CHILDHOOD AND VASCULAR DISEASES IN THE ADULT. Americana
Hotel, Bal Harbour, Florida. Sponsored by the
Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami
School of Medicine, P.O. Box 52078, Biscayne Annex, Miami, Fla. 33152.
March 13-14: IMMUNOLOGICAL RENAL DISEASES—THEIR PATHOGENESIS AND MANAGEMENT. Portland, Oregon. Sponsored by the
AHA Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease. Inquiries to: George E. Stewart, Jr., AHA, 44
East 23rd St., New York, N.Y. 10010.
March 16-19: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION—
10th ANNUAL MEETING. Statler-Hilton, Boston,
Massachusetts. Inquiries to: Assn. for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1500 Wilson Blvd.,
Suite 417, Arlington, Va. 22209.
March 17-21: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Sponsored by the University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Dept. of Medicine, the Oklahoma Lung Association and the Oklahoma Heart Association. Inquiries to: Robert M.
Rogers, M.D., University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City.
Okla. 73190.
March 19-22: 7th TEACHING CONFERENCE INCLINICAL CARDIOLOGY. Sheraton-Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, Florida. Inquiries to: Michael
S. Gordon, M.D., Dept. of Medicine, University of
Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 875, Biscayne
Annex, Miami, Fla. 33152.
March 27-29: RECENT ADVANCES IN CORONARY
HEART DISEASE. Balboa Bay Club, Newport
Beach, California. Sponsored by the University of
California, Irvine, College of Medicine, and the
Pasadena Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Inquiries to: John A. Udall, M.D., Orange County
Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange,
Calif. 92668.
May 12-15: CARDIOLOGY FOR THE INTERNIST.
Royal Coach Motor Inn, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology.
Inquiries to: George E. Stewart, Jr., AHA, 44 East
23rd St., New York, N.Y. 10010.
May 15-17: MASTER APPROACH TO CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS. Disneyworld, Florida. Cosponsored by the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology. Inquiries to: Louis Lemberg, M.D., Dept. of
Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine,
P.O. Box 52078, Biscayne Annex, Miami, Fla. 33152.
May 18-21: AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY/
CANADIAN THORACIC SOCIETY—ANNUAL
MEETING. Montreal, Canada. Inquiries to: ATS/
CTS Annual Meeting Committee, American Thoracic Society, 1740 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
10019. Deadline for submitting abstracts is January
10, 1975.
June 4-6: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. Columbia University, New York City. Co-sponsored by the
AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology. Inquiries to:
Michael R. Rosen, M.D., Dept. of Pharmacology,
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032.
June 5-7: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE
CHILD WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
AFTER SURGERY. Toronto, Canada. Co-sponsored by The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto,
and the Ontario Heart Foundation. Inquiries to:
Ontario Heart Foundation, Professional Education,
310 Davenport Road, Toronto, Canada M5R 3K2.
Abroad
1974
December 11-13: CORONARY HEART DISEASE,
THE MYOCARDIUM AND THE CARDIAC
CELL: RECENT ADVANCES. London, England.
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Sponsored by the Cardiothoracic Institute and the
National Heart Hospital, with the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and the Hammersmith Hospital.
Inquiries to: House Secretary, Cardiothoracic Institute, 2 Beaumont Street, London, England, WIN 2
DX.
1975
February 16-21: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND ANGINA
PECTORIS. Davos, Switzerland. Co-sponsored by
the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology and the
European Society of Cardiology. Inquiries to: Mrs.
Elizabeth Lewis, Administrative Assistant, The
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, 601 North Broadway, Baltimore, Md. 21205.
February 28-March 2: WORLD CONGRESS ON
ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. Oberoi-Sheraton Hotel,
Bombay, India. Sponsored by the Cardiological
Society of India. Inquiries to: Dr. A. B. Mehta,
"World Congress on Electrocardiology," L.T.M.
Medical College, Sion, Bombay, 400022, India.
April 14-16: 4th WORLD CONGRESS ON BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHY AND CARDIOVASCULAR
DYNAMICS. Amsterdam, Holland. Inquiries to:
Dr. W. J. A. Goedhard, Physiological Laboratory,
Free University, P.O." Box 7161, van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, Holland.
May 26-30: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
PROSTAGLANDINS. Florence, Italy. Inquiries to:
Dr. G. C. Folco, Scientific Secretary, Institute of
Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of
Milan, Via Andrea del Sarto, 21-20129, Milan, Italy.
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News from the American Heart Association
Circ Res. 1974;35:973-976
doi: 10.1161/01.RES.35.6.973
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