What is it about?
Much has been written about the role of basic science in cardiology and clinical medicine and the importance of bench-to-beside research. Cardiopulse looks at the current state of play and talks to three prominent figures about the attractions and applications of basic science.
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Why is it important?
University of Oxford Professor of Cardiology Barbara Casadei, Jeremy Pearson, of King's College, London and David Garcia-Dorado, Head of the Department of Cardiology and Director of Vascular Biology and Metabolism Research at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital & Research Institute of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain, discuss what basic science means to them and its wider implications .
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This piece should be read alongside the previous article on funding for a fuller appreciation of the context in which basic science exists. Great thoughts from the three professors involved .
Judith Ozkan
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This page is a summary of: Basic Science and Cardiology I: Basics, European Heart Journal, August 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx376.
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