血管病是西方國(guó)家最常見的死因，其發(fā)病率在發(fā)展中國(guó)家呈上升趨勢(shì)。因此，大量的研究旨在建立有效的治療急性血管事件。長(zhǎng)期治療也受到了相當(dāng)大的關(guān)注（例如癥狀緩解）。此外，有效的預(yù)防，無論是一級(jí)還是二級(jí)，都得到了幾個(gè)具有里程碑意義的試驗(yàn)結(jié)果的支持。血管疾病是一個(gè)復(fù)雜的領(lǐng)域，有初級(jí)保健醫(yī)師和護(hù)士從業(yè)人員以及涉及的幾個(gè)專業(yè)。后者包括心臟病學(xué)、血管和心胸外科、普通醫(yī)學(xué)、放射學(xué)、臨床藥理學(xué)和神經(jīng)學(xué)（中風(fēng)單元）。目前的血管藥理學(xué)將發(fā)表評(píng)論，以更新所有與血管疾病治療有關(guān)的。例如，對(duì)最近發(fā)表的試驗(yàn)或新藥的評(píng)論將包括在內(nèi)。除了臨床相關(guān)主題外，我們還將考慮“基于研究”的評(píng)論，以處理未來的發(fā)展和潛在的藥物目標(biāo)。因此，當(dāng)前血管藥理學(xué)的另一個(gè)功能是彌合臨床實(shí)踐和正在進(jìn)行的研究之間的差距。本雜志的通訊部分也將鼓勵(lì)辯論。

Vascular disease is the commonest cause of death in Westernized countries and its incidence is on the increase in developing countries. It follows that considerable research is directed at establishing effective treatment for acute vascular events. Long-term treatment has also received considerable attention (e.g. for symptomatic relief). Furthermore, effective prevention, whether primary or secondary, is backed by the findings of several landmark trials. Vascular disease is a complex field with primary care physicians and nurse practitioners as well as several specialties involved. The latter include cardiology, vascular and cardio thoracic surgery, general medicine, radiology, clinical pharmacology and neurology (stroke units). Current Vascular Pharmacology will publish reviews to update all those concerned with the treatment of vascular disease. For example, reviews commenting on recently published trials or new drugs will be included. In addition to clinically relevant topics we will consider 'research-based' reviews dealing with future developments and potential drug targets. Therefore, another function of Current Vascular Pharmacology is to bridge the gap between clinical practice and ongoing research. Debates will also be encouraged in the correspondence section of this journal.