Laser microdissection (LMD) is an accurate and fast method to procure pure populations of cells from complex, heterogeneous tissues under direct microscopic visualization. It can be applied to a wide range of cell preparation, including paraffin-embedded material. The morphology of the captured cells is retained, and DNA, RNA, and proteins can be extracted for molecular analysis. The potential ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in China presenting rapidly evolving public health and economic burdens. China recognizes the need to develop a modern and optimized medical care system that includes cutting edge translational biomedical research to target CVD as a fundamental ingredient. Rapidly growing financial support from government sources has fue...

1National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Togolok, Kyrgyzstan 2Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 3Department of Statistics, University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Rajbati, West Bengal, India *Corresponding author: Rabindra Nath Das, Department of Statistics, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India, Tel: +91-9232638970; Fax: +9...

The second half of the last century was a period of tremendous excitement and accomplishment in the fight against cardiovascular diseases. Looking back, one can point to three major events that provided the foundation for this era of great progress in medical as well as surgical approaches to these diseases. One of those events was the introduction of cardiac catheterization into clinical medic...

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OBJECTIVES The incidence of interdisciplinarity (ID) in Spanish cardiovascular research teams was analyzed and scientists' opinions about interdisciplinary relationships were examined. METHODS The data analyzed were obtained in a survey sent in 1999 to a sample of 310 researchers. They were selected using bibliometric techniques and/or for being research project leaders in recent years. RES...

This component of the series “Careers in Cardiovascular Research: A Primer for New Investigators” will address ethical conduct of research involving humans. The dramatic decline in cardiovascular mortality (Figure) provides testimony to the societal benefits of research leading to new therapies and systems of care.1 In concert with these rapid developments, changing expectations have resulted i...