This interview is with Clinical Medicine: Cardiology editorial board member Dr Francisco R. Breijo-Márquez. Clinical Medicine: Cardiology is an open access journal published by Libertas Academica.

Editor in Chief Dr Martin LeWinter has recently issued a call for papers.

What is the primary focus of your work and main areas of expertise?

For 20 years, I have been a specialist in Cardiology from the School of Medicine in Boston. (Massachusetts). Approximately 15 years ago I earned the position of Titular Professor of Cardiology in Hartford. (Connecticut). Nowadays I am working as Chief of Department of Cardiology between Spain (Murcia) and the United States of America.

What are the most exciting and cutting-edge developments in your area?

The most exciting thing for me nowadays is the study of the electrical cardiac systole. Our line of investigation, at the moment, is the study of the relation that can exist between ion lithium levels in blood and the rhythm disturbances over the same one.

Who are your main formal and informal collaborators and/or networks? Please describe your work with them.

Professors Pardo Ríos and Alcaraz are my more intimate collaborators in the Faculty of Medicine of Murcia (Spain). Both were also collaborators in United States.

How did you come to be working in your research area?

Our line of current work is the research on the electrical cardiac systole. We have already published some new research about this in British Medical Journal, International Journal of Cardiology, and Heart & Rhythm.

What do you think about the development of open access publishing?

I think now and I'll think always that this way is the best way for to learn about any matter.

What articles and/or books have you published recently?

• Decrease of electrical cardiac systole. (Int J Cardiol) [Pubmed]
  
  
• Variability and diversity of electrical cardiac systole. (B.M.J)