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The Annual Meeting in Washington, D. C.

Come to the Capital ! A trip to the Sixteenth Annual Scientific

Sessions of the American College of Cardiology at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D. C., February 15 to 19, will be educational and inspirational. What’s more, we anticipate fun for you and your entire family.

Brig. Gen. A. A. Hoffman, General Chair- man, and Alfred Soffer, Chairman of the Sci- entific Program, and their respective committee members have assembled an imaginative and action-packed program beginning Wednesday afternoon, February 15, with a choice of sci- entific clinics and practical demonstrations at ten of Washington’s leading medical centers. These programs have been planned to fulfill the widest possible variety of interests. The day’s program is culminated with an evening Scien- tific Session arranged by Chairman Frank A. Finnerty, Jr., F.A.c.c., and jointly sponsored by the American College of Cardiology and the Washington, D. C., Heart Association.

On Thursday morning the meeting will be dedicated by The Reverend Frederick Brown Harris, Chaplain of the United States Senate. Immediately following this will be the address by Dr. Jesse E. Edwards, St. Paul, Minn., President-Elect of the American Heart Associa- tion, on the subject, “Ventricular Septal De- feet : Unresolved Problems.”

The next three and a half days will be de- voted to scientific discussions of some 260 topics by investigators from around the world. These formal presentations will be supplemented by a wealth of scientific and technical exhibits. The design of the new Washington Hilton Hotel pro- vides ideal arrangements for the exhibitors and for the 30 Luncheon Panels (10 each noon, Thursday through Saturday) and 30 Fireside

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Conferences (15 each evening, Thursday and Friday). The topics of the Luncheon Panels and Firesides have been chosen because of their current interest; many are familiar sttbjects, but the Program Committee has made a par- ticular effort to introduce as many “new faces” as possible, particularly where those investi- gators have contributed significantly to recent knowledge and progress.

Simultaneous scientific sessions, arranged as much as possible to minimize conflicts of inter- est, have made it possible for the Program Corn- mittee to accept a record 116 abstracts from more than 300 submitted for presentation.

An innovation this year will be the Cardio- vascular Film Program on Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and Sunday. The authors will be present to introduce their films and answer questions. The film review committee has given priority to new motion pictures of demonstrable teaching value. This program will provide a third competing session in some instances; however, with the College member- ship now in excess of 3,000, your Program Com- mittee believes that this is necessary to provide maximal teaching benefits at our Annual Meet- ing.

The Washington location of this year’s meet- ing has lent particular emphasis to the theme, “Contributions of International Cardiology.” This topic is being featured in several ways. First are the panel sessions (Saturday and Sun-

day morning) featuring distinguished scientists from England, South Africa, Australia, United States and other countries. On Saturday morning these authorities will be presenting their views on a variety of subjects such as kine- kard, aortic arteritis and homograft replace- ment of the aortic valve. Sunday morning will

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feature the Symposium on Cardiomyopathies under the chairmanship of Dr. George Burch, F.A.C.C. Moreover, all of these men also will be participating in Luncheon Panels and Fireside Conferences.

Friday evening features the International Night Dinner jointly planned by the Interna- tional Cardiology Foundation and the American College of Cardiology. This banquet promises to be a gala, entertaining event to which all are invited. Special entertainment by the U. S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, guest speaker Dr. Ignacio Chavez, F.A.c.c., Mexico City, Eric Sevareid as Master of Ceremonies, and the presence of many distinguished guests are only a few of the highlights of the evening’s program.

For the other panel sessions and symposia, our Scientific Program Chairman, Dr. Alfred Soffer, and his Committee have come up with a num- ber of unusual and new program “Firsts.” Among them are the “Controversies in Cardiol-

ogy” session on Thursday afternoon featuring the opposing views of national authorities pre- sented under the jurisdiction of a forceful referee carefully chosen to enforce “law and order,” if not agreement.

The Seminar on Auscultation chaired by Dr. W. Proctor Harvey, F.A.c.c., assisted by an out- standing group of panelists, will have available 800 chairs, each equipped with an individual stethophone ! Moreover, on Saturday after- noon, the Robert P. Grant Memorial Sympo- sium on Electrocardiographic Interpretation by Clinical and Computer Methods under the chairmanship of Dr. Leonard S. Dreifus, F.A.c.c.,

again assisted by an eminent panel of experts, will not only be unique in pitting “man against computer,” but will feature individual audience participation. Each member of the audience will receive ahead of time a packet of unknown electrocardiograms to test his own diagnostic acumen against both the experts and the com- puter. This will truly be a fitting memorial session to Dr. Grant for his enormous contribu- tions to this very field; his untimely death oc- curred last August shortly after his appointment as Director of the National Heart Institute.

Two other program “firsts” that are likely to prove of unusual interest and contribute further to the stimulating freshness of the Scientific Sessions are the “Stimulations, Provocations and New Frontiers” session Friday afternoon and the “Aquanaut and Astronaut Sympo- sium” Saturday morning. In the former, the audience will hear thought-provoking theories,

ideas and personal viewpoints of some distin- guished scientists based upon their extensive ex- periences, but not necessarily considered proved or provable by currently available information. In the latter session the similarities as well as diversities of medical exploration of the extremes of altitude and depth will be discussed by the very men who have participated in these adven- tures.

One of the very successful panel discussions introduced at last year’s meeting will be con- tinued this year under the chairmanship of Dr. Eliot Corday, F.A.C.C. This session on Sunday morning will deal with the “Role of Govern- mental Agencies in Teaching and Research and Practice of Cardiology.” Dr. Corday’s blue- ribbon panel of participants includes Dr. James Goddard, Director of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Philip R. Lee, Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs, Department of HEW, Dr. Irvine Page, F.A.c.c.,

Director of Research at Cleveland Clinic, and Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson, the new Director of the National Heart Institute.

The Sixteenth Annual Convocation, under the direction of Dr. Clifford Cherry, with its colorful pageantry and impressive ceremony will provide an exciting climax to the 1967 sessions. The Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President of the United States, will receive the Gold Medal Award of the College and will present the Convocation Address. The Vice President’s address will undoubtedly stress the role of the practicing physician and the Federal Govern- ment in effecting the teamwork necessary in this new era of “The Partnership.” It is anticipated that his address should be of exceptional interest to all physicians, particularly those with special interests in cardiovascular disease, which today represents the number one health challenge to the Western World. You are all reminded that the College Convocation is open to the inter- ested public, and your wives and families par- ticularly are invited.

This year, General Arrangements Chairman, Brig. Gen. A. A. Hoffman, and his Committee have made plans for the Convocation to be followed by a dinner dance in the main ball- room of the Washington Hilton. All are in- vited to share in this unusual opportunity for comraderie, entertainment and good fellowship.

A national medical meeting of this magnitude in Washington, D. C., has been a relatively rare event because only recently have the limitations upon hotel accommodations been relieved.

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Th~is, this is not only a singular opportunity to participate in an outstanding educational event but an unequaled opportunity to bring the en- tire family. In addition to the social program and other events planned for the ladies, Wash- ington, 1). C., is a city that belongs to every American, and a trip to its historic monuments, beautiful sites and government buildings is a must. Likewise, Washington is a magic city to visit with children inasmuch as both fun and edu- cation are so easily combined, and we dare say

that any teacher or school principal will con- done a day or two of school missed as time well spent.

All indications point to attendance in excess of 3,000 physicians, so make your plans and reservations now ! Bring the wife, the family! See you in Washington, D. C., this February!

Cordially yours, C. WALTON LILLEHEI, M.D., F.A.C.C. President American College of Cardiology

Program

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSION

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

February 15-l 9, 1967

Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D. C.

Announcing

The First Distinguished Service Award of the

American College of Cardiology

Recipient : LYNDON B. JOHNSON President of the United States

Plans are being discussed with The White’House for the presentation of the Award at some time during this Annual Scientific Session.

Wednesday, February 15

7O:OO a.m.

Registration Obtain tickets for afternoon Clinics and Demonstrations

1:30-5 p.m.

Cardiac Clinics and Demonstrations (Admission by ticket only. Bus transportation from Hotel at 1 : 30 p.m.)

D. C. General Hospital (Georgetown), Washington

Chairman: FRANK A. FINNERTY, JR.

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A Practical Approach to the Treatment of the Hypertensive Patient

FRANK A. FINNERTY, JR. Diazoxide in the Management of Acute Hyper- tension ; Value of Repeated Reductions of Arterial Pressure

NIKOS KAKAVIATOS Clinical and Hemodynamic Evaluation of New Antihypertensive Agents

MICHAEL DAVIDOV Toxemia of Pregnancy as Seen by an Internist

DR. FINNERTY

George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington

Chairman: GEORGE A. KELSER

Technics of a Cardiac Catheterization Labora- tory

Chairman: JACK EVANS

Treadmill Exercise Response. Coronary Care Unit

Howard University College of Medicine, Washington

Chairman: JOHN B. JOHNSON