Address to the readers

Dear colleagues!

The current issue of the Russian Journal of Cardiology is dedicated to urgent and multidisciplinary questions of cardiology and cardiac surgery.

In particular, fundamental and/or personalized cardiology includes the following publications: “New variant of PRDM16 gene nucleotide sequence in a family with various phenotypic manifestations of the non-compacted myocardium” and “Polymorphism of ACE, AGT, AGTR1 genes as genetic predictors of hypertension”. The article “Genetic and epigenetic factors regulating the expression and function of the vitamin D receptor in patients with coronary artery disease” addresses the urgent issue of vitamin D importance in such category of patients, which has been the subject of a large number of publications and discussions in recent years.

Although the relevance of COVID-19 is gradually descending, the research and practical issues of this disease remain urgent. In particular, the article “Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronary artery disease and COVID-19: search for an optimal strategy” discusses cardiac surgery during a pandemic, while the paper “Osborn wave in a patient with COVID-19: a case report” presents the patient with such electrocardiographic abnormalities and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Due to the constant increase in life expectancy and aging-associated cardiovascular changes, the publication “Cardiovascular system status of long-livers in Moscow: the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors” will be not without interest.

The issues of secondary and tertiary prevention in atrial fibrillation and hypertension are discussed in the following papers: “Effectiveness of a comprehensive ambulatory monitoring system for patients with atrial fibrillation after cardioembolic stroke” and “Orthostatic hypertension in cardiovascular risk stratification in hypertensive patients”.

The article “Laboratory medicine in modern teaching clinical physicians” discusses the main educational goal of the RJC. Education journal and the growing role of laboratory medicine in training of medical specialists. Recent successful randomized clinical trials on gliflozins’ use are reflected in the publication “Sodiumglucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in heart failure and chronic kidney disease: the role of empagliflozin”.

Two interesting and unusual cases of Takayasu’s arteritis and a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension are presented in the following papers: “Takayasu’s arteritis in a patient with suspected acute coronary syndrome — a literature review and a case report” and “Difficult diagnostics of a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension: a case report”.

We hope that the presented publications will be of interest to a wide range of readers, cardiologists, and scientists.

Respectfully,
Head of the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases,
Bashkir State Medical University
FESC, IACC, Doctor of Medical Sciences,
Professor Naufal Sh. Zagidullin