Clinical Application of Established and Emerging Biomarkers for Cardiopulmonary Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

With a worldwide prevalence of 7.4%, chronic respiratory conditions have a growing impact at all levels of economic and health systems, relevant social costs, and new healthcare needs in a population that is increasingly living longer. The impact of cardiovascular diseases appears to be even more significant, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that they are the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. The close interconnection between respiratory and cardiovascular pathologies has recently become an area of great clinical and scientific interest, increasing the need for new diagnostic and prognostic tools for the adequate assessment of comorbidities and overall clinical complexity.

Using both clinical methods and laboratory analyses of biological matrices, an increasing number of biomarkers have been identified to improve the risk stratification and adequate monitoring of the pharmacological and rehabilitative therapies recommended in cardiopulmonary diseases.

Using both clinical methods and laboratory analyses of biological matrices, an increasing number of biomarkers have been identified in order to improve the risk stratification and adequate monitoring of the pharmacological as well as rehabilitative therapies recommended in respiratory diseases.

This Special Issue aims to collect new evidence on the use of established and emerging biomarkers for cardiopulmonary diseases, which include, but are not limited, to severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

Dr. Pasquale Ambrosino
Prof. Dr. Mauro Maniscalco
Guest Editors

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