【正】GENERAL INFORMATIONWorld Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy(World J Gastrointest Endosc,WJGE,online ISSN 1948-5190,DOI:10.4253)is a peer-reviewed open access(OA)academic journal that aims to guide clinical prac-tice and improve diagnostic and therapeutic skills of clinicians.Aim and scopeWJGE covers topics concerning arrhythmia,heart failure,vascular disease,stroke,hypertension,prevention and epidemiology,dyslipi-demia and metabolic disorders,cardiac imaging,pediatrics,nursing,