INTRODUCING CLINICAL RESEARCH
Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine is delighted to unveil its new Clinical Research section.
If you are interested in having your research articles published in this journal, see our information for authors, and learn how to submit a paper. First research papers to be published are:
Stem cell therapy for peripheral ischemia – Napoli et al.
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1214
Leptin and C-reactive protein for risk assessment – Romero-Corral et al.
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1218
Inhibition of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein alone or with ezetimibe in patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia – Samaha et al.
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1250
Table of Contents: August 2008
Free featured article
Evaluation and management of adults with transposition of the great arteries following atrial-level repair
Barry A Love, Davendra Mehta and Valentin F Fuster
Barry Love and colleagues examine the anatomy, potential late complications, and appropriate therapies in this patient group—everything needed to properly care for these patients.
Free featured article
A novel 
-protein-kinase inhibitor for adjunctive therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention
Felix Zijlstra
This commentary highlights the promising results of the DELTA MI trial, a first-in-human study of the novel -protein kinase inhibitor, KAI-9803, in patients undergoing PCI.
Call for Papers
Calling now for original research submissions
Maximise the visibility and impact of your research and be one of the first to be published in the new Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine Clinical Research section.
We are now welcoming submissions from any area of cardiology and we're interested in the following types of papers:
– Randomized, controlled trials
– Systematic reviews/meta-analyses
– Observational studies
– Epidemiological studies
– Translational studies
To find out more visit www.nature.com/ncpcardio/
originalresearch.
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Forthcoming articles
Don't miss the following articles that will soon be appearing in the pages of Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine!
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