The authors of a recent editorial in the NEJM stated that "The evidence supporting the call to reduce salt intake as a means of preventing cardiovascular disease is compelling," and called on policymakers "to swiftly implement public health interventions that result in population-wide reductions in salt intake." The author of a commentary in JAMA took issue with this approach, noting "the lack of supporting data from large, population-based randomized clinical trials." Do you support policies that would require widespread restrictions on salt content in foods as a means of combating CVD?

If the scheduled physician fee cuts announced by the CMS are enacted in 2010 (including an average 27 percent reduction across the board for cardiologists, according to the American College of Cardiology), is it likely that you will have to close your practice?