A Note from the Editor VP Watch – December 31

VP Watch of the Year 2002VP Watch of the Year 2002

Morteza Naghavi, MDMorteza Naghavi, MDAssistant Professor of MedicineAssistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology University of Texas at HoustonDivision of Cardiology University of Texas at HoustonCenter for Vulnerable Plaque Research

Texas Heart Institute, TX, USA

Dear VP Watch Reader:

In the year 2002, we have provided you with:52 Weekly VP Watch, 260 daily VP Watch, 10 Supplements for ACC, ISMRM,

ESC, ESA, TCT, AHA, and RSNA meeting

Dear VP Watch Reader:

Also, we have managed to keep up the VP.org website to serve you.

Our community of VP.org users has grown rapidly from maximum 100 hits a day last year to the following: Highest per day hits 56778 Highest per day unique visitors 1154

Dear VP Watch Reader:

Also in the year 2002, we have organized: The 3th Vulnerable Plaque Symposium during

ACC 2002 The 4th Vulnerable Plaque Symposium during

AHA 2002

The contents of both have been available to you immediately after the symposium.

Dear VP Watch Reader:

All of the above, and a lot more, could not be possible without the hardworking of “VP.org Team”, who are primarily investigators and staff scientists at the Center for Vulnerable Plaque Research, in Texas Heart Institute. (Houston, Texas, USA)

VP.org Team

Happy New Year!

Best wishes from AEHA to all of you who wish to witness “eradication” of heart attack in

your lifetime!

Happy New Year!