Journal Welcomes New Editor
Robert J. Gropler, MD
Dr. Gropler is the Senior Vice-Chair and Division Director of Radiological Sciences and Chief of the Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Gropler is internationally recognized for his work in the development and application of PET-based molecular imaging techniques to study the relationship between myocardial metabolism and mechanical function in health and disease. These techniques have ranged from quantitative tools to measure key aspects of myocardial intermediary metabolism to more downstream cellular processes such as expression of transcriptional control points, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Dr. Gropler has used these techniques to make important insights into determinants of postischemic myocardial survival and the impact of aging and gender on the myocardial metabolic phenotype in both normal and abnormal cardiac states.
He serves as a member of the American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention.
"Not only does Dr. Gropler have the experience and leadership in cardiovascular radiology necessary to lead the curation of top-quality imaging research, as editor of Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, he brings a passion for lifelong learning to his new post," said Mark Estes, M.D., Chair of the AHA's Scientific Publishing Committee and Professor of Medicine at the New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Tufts University School of Medicine.
New Features Coming Soon
Under Dr. Gropler’s direction, the Journal will launch new initiatives including Reader CME, social media, and enhanced podcasts and videos. Check the journal's home page regularly for announcements.
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