© 1999 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Eight Years Behind the Masthead
From the Editor in Chief and Associate Editors, Circulation Research.
Correspondence to Stephen F. Vatner, MD, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. E-mail svatner@pgh.auhs.edu
Key Words: cardiovascular research • molecular biology • vascular biology
The editorship of Circulation Research changes as of this issue. We wish Dr. Marbán and his new Associate Editors well and take this opportunity to highlight some of the key features of our editorship, which began in 1991 at Boston and ends in 1999 at Pittsburgh.
It is important to keep in mind that in 1991 the application of molecular biology to cardiovascular research was well underway. Our goal at that time was not only to capitalize on the new science that was emerging but also to integrate it with physiology. This was difficult to accomplish, since the two scientific camps enjoyed little communication. We believe one of the major strengths of this Journal is its place as a forum to present the best of both of these scientific disciplines. At present, most articles use at least some part of a molecular approach, but most often combine it with some functional data. This integrative approach is becoming more popular in medical schools as well as at the National Institutes of Health in terms of new programs.1
A second goal was to incorporate more vascular biology into
Circulation Research. We believe this effort has also been
successful, as reflected by the increasing number of basic vascular
biology papers published in the Journal. Currently, at least
50% of the manuscripts published deal primarily with the vessel rather
than the myocardium (Figure 1
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