Dr Mann is the Lewin Chair and Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology, at the Washington University School of Medicine, and Cardiologist-in-chief at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, US. His research focus has been the molecular and cellular basis of heart failure, with particular emphasis on the role of innate immunity in disease progression and recovery of the failing heart. He is recognised for his outstanding contributions to the field of heart failure and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on the role of inflammatory mediators in cardiac remodelling and myocardial recovery. He is the editor of Heart Failure, A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, co-editor of Braunwald’s Heart Disease (the leading textbook in cardiovascular medicine) and the founding editor of JACC: Basic to Translational Science.

Dr Harriette Van Spall is an Associate Professor of Medicine and cardiologist and serves as Director of E-Health at McMaster University, Canada. She completed her medical and postgraduate clinical training at the University of Toronto and earned a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University, US. Dr Van Spall is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded clinical trialist and researcher with a focus on heart failure, health services, and health disparities.

She has garnered more than $4 million in research funding, has won several research awards, and has published her work in high-impact medical journals. She is an invited speaker, media correspondent, and editorial board member active in peer review at several high-impact medications journals and grant funding agencies, including Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Dr Van Spall is an Editorial Board…