LncRNAs and cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease has been a huge threat to human health. Studies of cardiovascular disease is always an important field of basic medicine. Noncoding RNAs, once thought to be useless, are gaining attention from researchers along with the development of genetics and medical informatics. Most of noncoding RNAs are long noncoding RNA. Evidences suggest that long noncoding RNAs are connected to cardiovascular doisease, yet we still dont know much about their functions and how they work. Here we review the functions and characteristics of long noncoding RNAs and the relationship between long noncoding RNAs and cardiovascular disease. These studies may contribute to better comprehension of the etiology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease.