Special Issue Editors

Leading Editors：

• Heng Li, Researcher, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Center for Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing Academy of Medical Sciences, Chongqing General Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401147, China. Email:hliwilling@163.com
• Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Professor, Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. Email: tahirulqamar@gcuf.edu.pk

Co-editors：

• Jinwen Luo, Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (Hunan Children's Hospital), Changsha, 410007, Hunan, China. Email: Jinwen_luo168@163.com.
• José Carlos Tavares Carvalho, Professor, Laboratory of Drugs Research, Biology and Healthy Sciences Department, Pharmacy Faculty, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, Km 02, Amapá, Macapá 68902-280, Brazil. Email: farmacos@unifap.br
• Sajjad Ahmad, Professor, Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar, 2500, Pakistan. Email: sajjad.ahmad@abasyn.edu.pk.
• Huan Yang, Associate professor, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005, Hunan, China. Email: yanghuan_519@hunnu.edu.cn
• Linghu Cai, Associate professor, Department of Emergency, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China. Email: linghu_cai@tmmu.edu.cn.
• Jin Zou, Associate professor, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, People's Republic of China. Email: zoujinjin1113@163.com
• Chao He, Associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China. Email: Leo15200586351@163.com.
• Zhaolin Zeng, Researcher, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China, Email: zzl@hosptial.cqmu.edu.cn

Description

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent a major global public health challenge, characterized by high incidence, disability, and mortality rates. The pathological mechanisms underlying CVDs are highly complex, involving multiple interrelated processes including vascular endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, cardiac remodeling, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic disorders. As lifestyle patterns continue to evolve and population aging accelerates worldwide, the incidence and prevalence of CVDs are steadily increasing, imposing a substantial burden on healthcare systems across the globe. In this context, the active exploration of safe and effective preventive and therapeutic strategies—particularly the discovery of bioactive substances with cardiovascular protective potential from traditional Food and Medicine Homology resources—has emerged as a critical and promising direction in modern medical research.

This Special Issue aims to provide an in-depth investigation into the mechanistic roles of Food and Medicine Homology products in maintaining cardiovascular health and preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases, to elucidate their material bases, and to promote the scientific application and industrial development of Food and Medicine Homology resources in the cardiovascular health field, thereby supporting the implementation of the Healthy China national strategy. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. The application value and underlying mechanisms of Food and Medicine Homology products in cardiovascular protection.
2. The application and mechanistic basis of Food and Medicine Homology products in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and arrhythmia.
3. Analysis of the material basis (active constituents) of Food and Medicine Homology products in improving cardiovascular function and preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases.
4. Clinical studies on the application of Food and Medicine Homology products in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
5. Development strategies and industrial applications of Food and Medicine Homology products in the cardiovascular health domain.

Keywords: Food and Medicine Homology; cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular protection; atherosclerosis; hypertension

Instructions for submission:

The Editorial Manager System is ready for article submission towards the Virtual special issue: SI: Cardiovascular Health and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in the field of Food and Medicine Homology Resources

The submission website for this journal is located at: https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/fmhr

To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue, it is important that authors select – Cardiovascular Health

when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process.

Benefits of publishing with Food & Medicine Homology Resources

• Open access (unlimited and free access for readers, and high visibility on SciOpen). https://www.sciopen.com/journal/3136-103X
• Free of any charge.
• Precise push, good reference effect.

Submission Deadline: December 30, 2026

Publication Data: May 2027