A research project focusing on uncommon aspects and novel markers in congestive heart failure

In 1999, a research project was funded by the Ministry of Health to the Institute of Research and Care University Hospital Policlinico San Matteo of Pavia with the aim of focusing on translational, orphan and modelling research in congestive heart failure (CHF). Centres involved in the project had the specific objectives of contributing to: The above items (Fig. 1) were explored by the different groups of investigators participating in the project and generated several products that should have had: Scientific contributions were published in national and international cardiology journals, and further contributions have been planned for the present joint editorial initiative after revision by the scientific committee of the project. … * Correspondence : Tel.: +39 382 503157; fax: +39 382 503159 (E-mail: l.tavazzi{at}smatteo.pv.it).