Molecular Diagnosis and Management of Heart Disease

Dear Colleagues, 

Heart disease, i.e., coronary heart disease, congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, etc., is a leading cause of substantial morbidity and mortality globally, and one of the most significant challenges in today’s world. Aggregating evidence has convincingly demonstrated that both environmental risk factors (unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, gestation, microbial infection, trauma, and exposure to toxicants) and genetic defects (genetic mutation, copy number variation, chromosomal abnormalities, and aneuploid) contribute to heart disease. Despite the striking progress in treatment, the incidence and prevalence of heart disease seem to be further increasing. Hence, early prevention, diagnosis and subsequently timely treatment are considered critical factors in reducing the mortality and morbidity of heart disease.

This Special Issue entitled “Molecular Diagnosis and Management of Heart Disease” focuses on the most recent and most pioneering advances in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of heart disease, which occurs from the fetal period to adulthood.

We cordially invite you to submit your new articles, which could be original studies or reviews.

Dr. Yiqing Yang
Dr. Junjie Xiao
Dr. Li Li
Guest Editors

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