A new journal focusing on cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region Michael C L Lim Welcome to Heart Asia—the official journal of the Asia Pacific Heart Association. The journal represents the combination of the best of academic and research excellence in the Asia Pacific region, the solid reputation of the well- established British Cardiovascular Society and the strength of an established and reputable medical publisher, BMJ Publishing Group. Heart Asia’s readership is focused on physicians in the Asia Pacific region, but it will have a global perspective. It has an impressive editorial board encompassing top cardiovascular physicians, surgeons and researchers from Asia, Europe and the USA. The rapid pace of economic develop- ments in Asia in recent decades has resulted in cardiovascular disease becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in most countries in Asia. Hence, there is need for a journal to bring together data, research and leading opinions that will be relevant to the understanding and management of cardiovascular disease in this region. Heart Asia fulfils this need. In addition to commissioned papers from opinion leaders, we welcome original research articles that will be subject to the same standard of peer review as that of other BMJ journals—you can submit today online (http://submit-heartasia. bmj.com). The launch of this journal marks a significant milestone in the development of cardiovascular medicine in the Asia Pacific region by being the first cardiovascular journal published by a major reputable publisher specifically for the Asia Pacific region. My team and I believe that Heart Asia will offer interesting and original perspectives to the practice of cardiology. Readers are encouraged to provide feed- back and offer suggestions on topics that they would want us to feature. Meanwhile, I look forward to hearing your comments on this exciting new venture. Enjoy your read! Competing interests: None. Heart Asia 2009: . doi:10.1136/ha.2009.000539 Correspondence to: Michael C L Lim, Editor-in-chief, Heart Asia, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, UK; [email protected] Editorial Heart Asia 2009 38 38 on October 28, 2020 by guest. Protected by copyright. http://heartasia.bmj.com/ Heart Asia: first published as 10.1136/ha.2009.000539 on 5 July 2010. Downloaded from

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A new journal focusing oncardiovascular disease in theAsia Pacific regionMichael C L Lim

Welcome to Heart Asia—the officialjournal of the Asia Pacific Heart

Association. The journal represents thecombination of the best of academic andresearch excellence in the Asia Pacificregion, the solid reputation of the well-established British CardiovascularSociety and the strength of an estab-lished and reputable medical publisher,BMJ Publishing Group.

Heart Asia’s readership is focused onphysicians in the Asia Pacific region, but itwill have a global perspective. It has animpressive editorial board encompassingtop cardiovascular physicians, surgeonsand researchers from Asia, Europe andthe USA.

The rapid pace of economic develop-ments in Asia in recent decades has resultedin cardiovascular disease becoming a lead-ing cause of morbidity and mortality inmost countries in Asia. Hence, there is needfor a journal to bring together data,

research and leading opinions that willbe relevant to the understanding andmanagement of cardiovascular disease inthis region. Heart Asia fulfils this need. Inaddition to commissioned papers fromopinion leaders, we welcome originalresearch articles that will be subject tothe same standard of peer review as thatof other BMJ journals—you can submittoday online (http://submit-heartasia.bmj.com).

The launch of this journal marks asignificant milestone in the developmentof cardiovascular medicine in the AsiaPacific region by being the first cardiovas-cular journal published by a major repu-table publisher specifically for the AsiaPacific region. My team and I believe thatHeart Asia will offer interesting andoriginal perspectives to the practice ofcardiology.

Readers are encouraged to provide feed-back and offer suggestions on topics thatthey would want us to feature.Meanwhile, I look forward to hearingyour comments on this exciting newventure.

Enjoy your read!

Competing interests: None.

Heart Asia 2009: . doi:10.1136/ha.2009.000539

Correspondence to: Michael C L Lim, Editor-in-chief,Heart Asia, BMA House, Tavistock Square, LondonWC1H 9JR, UK; [email protected]

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