The origin of the Council on Arteriosclerosis.

This article describes the origin and evolution of the American Heart Association's Council on Arteriosclerosis. The council had its roots in the American Society for the Study of Arteriosclerosis, which began in 1947. This society and the American Heart Association merged in 1959. The society grew out of the efforts of two extraordinary pathologists, OJ. Pollak, MD, PhD, and Wilhelm C. Hueper, MD, who recognized a need for a broad-based body of researchers and practitioners to study the methods and models used in the study of arteriosclerosis. Today, the Council on Arteriosclerosis is a dominant influence in the world of arteriosclerosis research. {Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis 1992; 12:543547)