Collaboration between clinicians and basic scientists is vital for effective bench-to-bedside research translations, but the interdependent nature of the two professions is currently underemphasized. Cardiovascular developmental biology in particular has important implications for our understanding of adult disease processes. Here Roger Markwald and Jonathan Butcher discuss key discoveries in developmental biology that have the potential to impact the diagnosis and treatment of adult cardiac disease, and appeal to clinicians and basic scientists alike to improve dialogue and learn from each other.
- Roger R Markwald
- Jonathan T Butcher
