The American Heart Association has set August for the premier of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, the fourth in a series of six new titles to be published under the banner of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The journals will be published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

David P. Faxon, M.D., has been named editor of the new journal. Faxon is director of strategic planning in the department of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and chief of cardiology at West Roxbury (Mass.) Veterans Administration Hospital.

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions fulfills the need for a prestigious journal devoted to this rapidly expanding field, according to Faxon.

"In the past, the most important papers in interventional cardiology appeared in general cardiology journals," Faxon said. "Today, at a time when at least 50 percent of cardiologists practice either invasive or interventional cardiology, clinicians and academicians need an excellent journal in this area."

The new journal's major objective will be to present the highest-quality original research from all areas of interventional cardiology – including coronary artery disease, such as angioplasty and stents; structural heart disease, including valvular and congenital heart disease; and vascular disease, including peripheral, aortic, renal and cerebral vascular disease.

"A priority will be placed on original research and on randomized trials and large registry studies that significantly advance the field," Faxon said.

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions will also feature timely reviews of cutting-edge advances, cardiac physiology and pathophysiology relevant to clinical practice and expert viewpoints on current controversies in interventional cardiology. Letters to the editors and imaging and case studies will provide a unique forum for the global interventional cardiology community.

"With the release of this fourth member of the Circulation portfolio of cardiovascular subspecialty journals, Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, the field of interventional cardiology will have an important new venue for publishing its outstanding studies," said Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of Circulation and the Circulation portfolio of journals. "With Dr. Dave Faxon as editor, this new journal promises to ascend rapidly to success in this important field of cardiovascular investigation and patient care."

Faxon encourages potential authors to submit their work for consideration for Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. "We're actively seeking top-quality research and other articles that further the practice and clinical outcomes of interventional cardiology," he said.

Information on submitting a manuscript can be found at http://circ.ahajournals.org/misc/ifora_interventions.shtml.

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions is designed to meet the growing demand for tightly focused information in areas at the cutting edge of cardiology. The first three journals of the Circulation portfolio of journals – Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Circulation: Heart Failure, and Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging – have commenced publication. The final two titles – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes and Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics – are scheduled to appear later in 2008.

Like the other Circulation portfolio journals, Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions will be available in both print and online formats. The journal Web site, http://circinterventions.ahajournals.org, will launch when the first issue is posted in August and will also present "Publish Ahead of Print" articles and other online features.

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Premium Professional members will have free, full-text access to journal articles through December 31, 2008. The first issue of each of the six new journals will be available to the public for free as sample issues.

About the American Heart Association
Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers, claim more than 870,000 lives a year. In fiscal year 2006–07 the association invested more than $554 million in research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans live longer, healthier lives. To learn more, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit americanheart.org.

About Wolters Kluwer Health
Wolters Kluwer Health (Conshohocken, PA), a division of Wolters Kluwer, is a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins [www.LWW.com] and Facts & Comparisons®; electronic information providers, such as Ovid, Medi-Span® and ProVation; and pharmaceutical information providers such as Adis International and Source®. Wolters Kluwer Health has annual revenues (2007) of $1,044 million (€761 million) and employs approximately 2,700 employees globally. For more information, visit www.WKHealth.com.

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announces the appointment of Diane Scott-Lichter as publisher and head of its scientific publishing division. Scott-Lichter succeeds former publisher Kathleen Case who recently retired following a distinguished seven-year tenure at AACR.

As publisher, Scott-Lichter will oversee all aspects of production, marketing and strategic planning for the AACR’s publications program, including the following peer-reviewed journals: Cancer Research, the most frequently cited cancer journal in the world; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; and the association’s most recent publication and its sixth major journal, Cancer Prevention Research, dedicated exclusively to the publication of the latest developments in the burgeoning field of cancer prevention, from preclinical research to clinical trials.

“After launching a national search, the AACR was very fortunate to have found Ms. Scott-Lichter, an accomplished leader in scholarly publishing with a unique blend of experience in both commercial and academic society settings,” said Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), AACR’s chief executive officer. “Diane Scott-Lichter’s extraordinary expertise and leadership in scholarly publishing will be extremely important to us as the AACR continues to meet the expanding information needs of laboratory and clinical cancer researchers around the world. We are very fortunate indeed to have her as a member of the senior management team of the AACR, and I look forward to working with her to raise the bar in AACR’s achievements in print and electronic publishing of high-quality cancer research.”

Prior to joining AACR, Scott-Lichter was senior director of publications for The Endocrine Society. Previously, she was the publisher of medical journals for Blackwell Publishing in Malden, Mass., where she was responsible for developing a global medical journal acquisition strategy. She has also held journal publishing positions with the American Cancer Society, Elsevier Science Inc., Carden Jennings Publishing Company, and the American Chemical Society.

Scott-Lichter is currently president of the Council of Science Editors, vice-chair of the scientific publishing committee of the American Heart Association, and on the board of directors of the Society for Scholarly Publishing. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in publishing communications from New York University.

The mission of the American Association for Cancer Research is to prevent and cure cancer at the earliest possible time through research, education, communications, and collaborations. Founded in 1907, AACR is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to saving lives through advancements in cancer research. The membership includes more than 28,000 basic, translational, and clinical researchers; health care professionals; and cancer survivors and advocates in the United States and more than 80 other countries. AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise from the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer through high-quality scientific and educational programs. It funds innovative, meritorious research grants. The AACR Annual Meeting attracts more than 17,000 participants who share the latest discoveries and developments in the field. Special conferences throughout the year present novel data across a wide variety of topics in cancer research, treatment, and patient care. AACR publishes six major peer-reviewed journals: Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; and Cancer Prevention Research. The AACR also publishes CR, a magazine for cancer survivors, patient advocates, their families, physicians and scientists. CR provides a forum for sharing essential, evidence-based information and perspectives on progress in cancer research, survivorship and advocacy.

A Fourth of July tradition in many families, consumer fireworks continue to injure children in the U.S. at disproportionately high rates compared to the general population, causing injuries ranging from minor burns and corneal abrasions to severe burns, vision and hearing loss and even death. The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a member of the Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks, urges parents to avoid purchasing or using consumer fireworks this summer.

A study conducted by researchers in CIRP in 2006 found that an estimated 85,800 pediatric (19 years and younger) fireworks-related injuries were treated in U.S. emergency departments from 1990 through 2003, equivalent to approximately 6,000 injuries annually. Fireworks-related injuries occur most frequently among boys and children 10-14 years of age. Burns are the most common type of fireworks-related injury.

“Every type of legally available firework has been associated with serious injury or death,” explained Gary Smith, MD, DrPH, director of CIRP at Nationwide Children’s. “It is important to note that one-fourth of injuries to children occur to children who are bystanders and not directly handling the fireworks. This means that children are at risk of injury by simply being near where consumer fireworks are being used.”

Also noteworthy is the fact that sparklers, fountains and other “novelty” fireworks often thought of as being “safer” by parents, accounted for 28 percent of fireworks-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments in 2006. The tip of a sparkler can burn at temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit – temperatures high enough to cause significant injury especially when the device ignites clothing. Two-thirds of sparkler-related injuries are among children 5-years-old and younger.

“Parents should be advised to take their children to safer public fireworks displays, rather than allowing consumer fireworks to be used by or near their children,” added Smith, also a faculty member of The Ohio State University College of Medicine. “There is no such thing as a safe consumer firework. The Center for Injury Research and Policy supports a national restriction on the sale and use of consumer fireworks, in accordance with the policy recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in order to reduce the burden of fireworks-related injuries among children.”

The Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have unveiled two new fireworks PSAs for 2008, including one featuring stories of people who have been directly affected by fireworks-related injuries. The PSAs can be viewed on YouTube and at www.nfpa.org/fireworks.

The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital works at the local to international levels to reduce death and disability due to injuries through research, education, advocacy and advances in clinical care. CIRP aims to improve the scientific understanding of the epidemiology, prevention, acute treatment, rehabilitation and biomechanics of injuries. CIRP educates health and other professionals, policy makers, and the public regarding the importance of injuries, injury research and injury prevention. CIRP provides leadership in the development, implementation and scientific evaluation of public policy regarding control of injuries. CIRP provides leadership and technical assistance in injury research and prevention science. Learn more about CIRP at http://www.injurycenter.org.

NFPA, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), founded the Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks to warn individuals about the dangers of consumer fireworks. Other members include American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association of Public Health Physicians, American Burn Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Emergency Nurses Association, Fire Department Safety Officers Association, International Association of Arson Investigators, International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Fire Fighters, International Fire Marshals Association, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, National Association of School Nurses, National Association of State Fire Marshals and Prevent Blindness America.