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The Editors and McGraw-Hill wish to thank their editorial staff, whose assistance and patience made this edition come out in a timely manner:
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From the Editors’ offices: Patricia Duffey; Gregory K. Folkers; Andrew Josephson, MD; H. Clifford Lane, MD; Carol A. Langford, MD; Julie B. McCoy; Anita Ortiz; Elizabeth Robbins, MD; Marie E. Scurti; and Stephanie Tribuna.
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From McGraw-Hill: James F. Shanahan, Kim J. Davis, and Catherine H. Saggese.
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The Editors also wish to acknowledge contributors to past editions of this Manual, whose work formed the basis for many of the chapters herein: Tamar F. Barlam, MD; Gerhard P. Baumann, MD; Eugene Braunwald, MD; Punit Chadha, MD; Joseph B. Martin, MD, PhD; Michael Sneller, MD; Kenneth Tyler, MD; Sophia Vinogradov, MD; and Jean Wilson, MD.