Clinical Uses of Epigenetics in Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Update

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Epigenetics is a promising field in the prevention, diagnosis and intervention of cardiovascular diseases. Here, we highlight recent advances in epigenetics in the fields of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.

Keywords::

• cardiology
• cardiothoracic surgery
• cardiovascular disease
• epigenetics
• epipharmacogenetics

JF Heinl and G Aghagoli were involved in developing the conception of the paper. All authors were involved in manuscript preparation, and they all read and approved the submitted manuscript.

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