Heart beats: not to be beaten

[摘要] The summer 2015 issue of the Netherlands Heart Journal (NHJ) deviates from the regular NHJ issues. Following the usual Editor’s Comment [1], the July/August 2015 issue starts with a review article on cardiovascular genetics by Asselbergs et al. [2]. In this review, the genetic variants, mutations and inheritance models are briefly introduced, after which an overview is provided of current clinical and technological applications in gene diagnostics and research for cardiovascular disease and in particular, dilated cardiomyopathy. Following this very elucidating review article, the present issue is almost entirely dedicated to Heart Beats, a category that was initiated last year in our journal to replace the Case Reports and Images [3]. Heart Beats offer more concise and succinct information than case reports and do not need to include images per se.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学