JACC: Basic to Translational Science

and the accompanying statement from the editors outlining the rationale and goals for the journal (1), it is timely, if not appropriate, for the second Editor's Page to focus on orienting our readers to the planned thematic content for JACC: Basic to Translational Science, and more importantly, to provide a glimpse of where the journal is heading in the future.One of the major goals for JACC: Basic to Translational Science is to become a forum and learning center for translational cardiovascular investigators in academia and industry, patients and families affected by heart disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).To this end, each issue of JACC: Basic to Translational Science will have a Stateof-the-Art Review that summarizes research themes that are both timely and cutting-edge, but that also address novel research questions that bridge the gap between basic science and clinical science.