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:
Rheumatic heart disease: screening schoolchildren – Carapetis et al.
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1185
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
Table of Contents: May 2008
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Mechanisms of Disease: molecular genetics of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/ cardiomyopathy
Mark M Awad, Hugh Calkins and Daniel P Judge
Mark Awad, Hugh Calkins and Daniel Judge tackle the known genetic mutations associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy, and examine the complex issues surrounding genetic analysis in the clinical assessment of individuals with this condition.
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Screening, stem cells, hypercholesterolemia and biomarkers: our first original clinical research
Valentin Fuster and Hannah Camm
To mark the launch of original clinical research in Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster and Editor Hannah Camm introduce the first accepted papers. From population screening for rheumatic heart disease, to a translational stem cell study, we invite you to read on…
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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