Over the past 30 years, the field of cardioimmunology has moved from being dismissed as a field that was chasing an epiphenomenon of little biological consequence to a scientific discipline that is providing important new insights into the immunologic basis for hypertension, atherosclerosis, myocarditis, pericarditis, autoimmune heart disease, and heart failure. In this article, we will review the conceptual insights and technical breakthroughs that have allowed the field to move forward, as well as the clinical trials in the cardioimmunology space, to provide a historical context for the articles that will appear in the compendium that is focused on the interface between cardioimmunology, myocardial function, and disease.

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心脏免疫学的新兴领域：过去、现在和可预见的未来。


在过去的 30 年里，心脏免疫学领域已经从一个被忽视的领域，一个追逐生物学后果不大的副现象的领域，转变为一门科学学科，为高血压、动脉粥样硬化、心肌炎、心包炎、自身免疫性心脏病和心力衰竭。在本文中，我们将回顾使该领域向前发展的概念见解和技术突破，以及心脏免疫学领域的临床试验，为将出现在重点概要中的文章提供历史背景心脏免疫学、心肌功能和疾病之间的关系。