Experimental & Clinical Cardiology
Encyclopedia
Experimental & Clinical Cardiology is a peer-reviewed
medical journal
covering cardiology
and heart health-related topics, including hypertension
, myocardial ischemia
, diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases. It is the official journal of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and is published by the Pulsus Group.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
medical journal
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
covering cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
and heart health-related topics, including hypertension
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
, myocardial ischemia
Myocardial ischemia
Myocardial ischemia is an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand. Left untreated, it results in angina pectoris, myocardial stunning, myocardial hibernation, ischemic preconditioning, postconditioning, or under the most severe instances, acute coronary syndrome and myocardial...
, diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases. It is the official journal of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and is published by the Pulsus Group.