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Editor-in-Chief
José Antonio Baddini Martinez - University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Executive Editors
Ilma Aparecida Paschoal - State University at Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
João Carlos Prolla - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
José Alberto Neder - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Associate Editors
Afrânio Lineu Kritski - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Álvaro A. Cruz - Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Daniel Deheinzelin - Hospital A. C. Camargo, São Paulo, Brazil
Fábio Biscegli Jatene - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Nestor Müller - Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Renato Tetelbom Stein - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Editorial Council
Ana C. Krieger - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Ana Luiza de Godoy Fernandes - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Carlos Alberto de Assis Viegas - University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Carlos M. Luna - Hospital de Clinicas, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Carmem Silvia Valente Barbas - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Celso Carvalho - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Chris T. Bolliger - University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
Dany Jasinowodolinski - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Douglas Bradley - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Elnara Márcia Negri - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Emilio Pizzichini - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Francisco Vargas Suso - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Frank McCormack - University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Guilherme Schettino - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Ilma Aparecida Paschoal - State University at Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Irma de Godoy - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
John J. Godleski - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
José Dirceu Ribeiro - State University at Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
José Miguel Chatkin - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
José Roberto de Brito Jardim - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
José Roberto Lapa e Silva - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Júlio César Abreu de Oliveira - Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Luiz Eduardo Nery - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Manoel Ximenes Netto - Hospital de Base of the Federal District of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Marc Miravitlles - Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Marcelo Alcântara Holanda - Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Marcelo Amato - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo - Brazilian National Ministry of Health Hélio Fraga Referral Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marli Maria Knorst - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Milton de Arruda Martins - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Noé Zamel - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Nuno Fevereiro Ferreira de Lima - University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso - Pavilhão Pereira Filho, Porto Alegre, RS
Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Peter J. Barnes - National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
Renato Sotto-Mayor - Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
Riad Nain Younes - Hospital A. C. Camargo, São Paulo, Brazil
Richard W. Light - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Rik Gosselink - University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
Robert Skomro - University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Ruzena Tkacova - L. Pasteur Faculty Hospital, Kosice, Slovakia
Talmadge King Jr. - San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Thaís Helena Abrahão Thomaz Queluz - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
Vera Luiza Capelozzi - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Verônica Parreira - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Walter Araújo Zin - Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wilson Leite Pedreira Júnior - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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