Join us for happy hour! In our new episode of The AJP-Heart and Circ Podcast, Associate Editor Dr. Amanda LeBlanc (University of Louisville) hosts a casual, witty, and engaging conversation with co-authors Dr. Camilla Wenceslau (University of South Carolina), Dr. Pooneh Bagher (University of Nebraska Medical Center), Dr. Brant Isakson (University of Virginia), Dr. Thomas Jepps (University of Copenhagen), and Dr. Aaron Trask (Nationwide Children's Hospital). The topic at hand for this lively group? The latest must-read Guidelines in Cardiovascular Research article by McCarthy et al. on evaluating endothelial function in vascular tissue. Listen now…you’ll laugh a little and learn a lot.

Cameron G. McCarthy, Christian Aalkjær, Pooneh Bagher, Andreas M. Beyer, Ebbe Boedtkjer, Gisele F. Bomfim, Jerome W. Breslin, Ana M. Briones, Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez, Tiago J. Costa, Zhiyu Dai, Ana P. Davel, Scott Earley, Julie K. Freed, Christopher Garland, Brant E. Isakson, Thomas A. Jepps, Joanna Kalucka, Boris Lavanderos, Ayako Makino, Charles E. Norton, Steven S. Segal, Wenbin Tan, Aaron J. Trask, Calum Wilson, Scott D. Zawieja, and Camilla F. Wenceslau Guidelines for evaluating endothelial function in vascular tissue Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, published May 1, 2026. DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00656.2025