The Amara Yad Project: A New Resource for Cardiac Anatomy

IF 21.7 1区医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Journal of the American College of Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.007

Kalyanam Shivkumar, Harlan M. Krumholz

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The Amara Yad Project: Honoring Victims Through Action

The Amara Yad Project is a physician-led initiative with a singular mission: to honor the victims of medical exploitation by creating ethical and accessible anatomical resources. Its name combines the Sanskrit word Amara (immortal) and the Hebrew word Yad (hand), symbolizing a commitment to remembrance and purpose. This initiative transforms moral outrage into concrete action, creating ethically sourced, superior alternatives to replace resources tainted by historical wrongs.Between 1938 and

A Pure and Open Resource

As its first initiative, the Amara Yad Project has launched a new generation of anatomical atlases, starting with The Anatomical Basis of Cardiac Interventions, a 7-volume series dedicated to cardiac anatomy.⁵^,⁶ These atlases represent a significant advancement, combining historical excellence with cutting-edge technology. The team uses advanced preservation and pressure perfusion techniques to capture unprecedented anatomical detail through high-resolution 3-dimensional imaging. The atlases

Dedication

The Amara Yad Project bridges past and future, honoring both those who have selflessly donated their bodies for science and the victims of medical exploitation whose memory demands corrective action. By confronting historical transgressions while producing resources that uphold human dignity, we create a foundation for future generations to advance medical knowledge with unwavering commitment, transforming acknowledgment of past wrongs into concrete actions that ensure principled progress.

Join Us on This Journey

Through this collaboration, JACC and the Amara Yad Project aim to shape the future of cardiovascular science and education. We invite you to explore these images as scientific resources and evidence of our profession's commitment to addressing ethical wrongs. They embody the values of transparency, integrity, and excellence while charting a path that transforms acknowledgment into meaningful change. Let these images inspire us to advance science while remaining vigilant guardians of human

Funding Support and Author Disclosures

The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

Acknowledgment

The project was made possible with the backing of the Amara Yad Project initiated by the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center in 2012 and publication of the atlases since 2022. We thank the donors and all our students and colleagues who are part of the effort. The open access atlases are available online.⁵^,⁶

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Amara Yad项目：心脏解剖的新资源

阿马拉亚德项目：通过行动纪念受害者阿马拉亚德项目是一个由医生领导的倡议，其独特的使命是：通过创建道德和可访问的解剖资源来纪念医疗剥削的受害者。它的名字结合了梵语“Amara”（不朽）和希伯来语“Yad”（手），象征着对记忆和目的的承诺。这一倡议将道德上的愤怒转化为具体的行动，创造出道德来源的、更好的替代方案，以取代被历史错误玷污的资源。作为Amara Yad项目的第一个倡议，Amara Yad项目推出了新一代的解剖地图集，从心脏干预的解剖基础开始，这是一个专门研究心脏解剖的7卷系列。这些地图集代表了一个重大的进步，将历史卓越与尖端技术相结合。该团队使用先进的保存和压力灌注技术，通过高分辨率三维成像捕捉前所未有的解剖细节。阿玛拉亚德项目架起了过去和未来的桥梁，既纪念那些无私地为科学捐献身体的人，也纪念那些记忆需要纠正的医疗剥削受害者。通过直面历史罪行，同时生产维护人类尊严的资源，我们为子孙后代奠定了一个基础，以坚定不移的承诺推进医学知识，将对过去错误的承认转化为确保原则进步的具体行动。通过这次合作，JACC和Amara Yad项目旨在塑造心血管科学和教育的未来。我们邀请您来探索这些图像作为科学资源和证据，我们的职业承诺，以解决道德错误。它们体现了透明、诚信和卓越的价值观，同时描绘了一条将认可转化为有意义的变革的道路。让这些图像激励我们在保持人类警惕的守护者的同时推进科学的发展。资金支持和作者信息披露作者已声明他们与本文内容没有任何关系需要披露。在加州大学洛杉矶分校心律失常中心于2012年发起的Amara Yad项目和自2022年以来出版的地图集的支持下，该项目得以实现。我们感谢捐助者以及参与这项工作的所有学生和同事。开放获取地图集可在线获取5,6

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Journal of the American College of Cardiology 医学-心血管系统

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42.70

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3.30%

发文量

5097

审稿时长

2-4 weeks

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