| William T Abraham | Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University |
| Akshay S Desai | Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Kenneth Dickstein | Stavanger University Hospital, and the Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Bergen |
| Milton Packer | Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center |
| Simon Stewart | Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame |