Cardiology and Vascular Health: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapies

Dear Colleagues,

Attaining cardiovascular health involves understanding the cellular, molecular, ionic pathways and their genetics involved in the induction and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The enormous numbers of factors involved in the process leading to cardiovascular disease sometimes exceed the capacity of the mind to integrate them in a meaning way. The use of computer algorithms (machine learning) holds the promise identifying patterns that may not be readily apparent. Conditions such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, as well as diseases of the aorta and small vessels remain challenges for cardiovascular medicine.  Pharmacologic therapy is based on understanding the fundamental basis of the disease whether it is a cardiac ion channel disorder, a receptor defect or another kind of disorder.

The aims of this Special issue of IJMS are several fold. It aims to create an understanding of the best machine learning approaches to unravel basic molecular, cellular genetic and other mechanism and pathways leading to the different kinds of cardiovascular disease. It also aims to synthesize the approaches whereby machine learning technology can lead to interventions or drug discovery that can treat or prevent cardiovascular diseases leading to improved cardiovascular health.

Pure clinical studies are out of scope of this Special Issue, however, clinical submissions with biomolecular experiments are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Simon W. Rabkin
Guest Editor

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