March 20, 2002

TO: Writers, editors and broadcastersFROM: American Heart Association News Media Relations, Dallas

Re: Distribution of American Heart Association Weekly Journal Releases

Recently the American Heart Association's publication Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association became a weekly online publication. The Association's other journals will soon become online publications.

This new service called "rapid access" gives us an opportunity to encourage reporters and editors to look at how they receive our information. We ask that you take advantage of our electronic services to deliver information by fax or e-mail the same day it mails. We also encourage you to become a member of our password-protected newsroom by registering at http://newsroom.heart.org and submitting a registration form. The password-protected newsroom offers embargoed news releases and journal studies as well as statistical and Association information.

If you would like to change or renew your service please let us know by filling out the attached form.

You must return the attached form in order to change your status or stay on our fax, e-mail or regular mailing list. If you still receive our releases by regular mail we encourage you to consider email or fax as an expedient alternative.

If you have any questions, please contact Carole Bullock at (214) 706-1279 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Thank you.

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