**About the Editors**

#### **Irina-Iuliana Costache**

Irina-Iuliana Costache is Professor in Cardiology and Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania and a senior physician in internal medicine and cardiology at "Sf. Spiridon" County Emergency Clinical Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Iasi, Romania. She is a respected and awarded member of the National and European Society of Cardiology. Professor Costache's academic activity is extensive and remarkable through a large number of published books and journal articles with a high scientific impact. Her main focus is cardiovascular disease, especially ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension, valvular diseases, pulmonary embolism and heart failure.

She has a great amount of experience in echocardiography and the management of cardiac emergencies. Through direct involvement in numerous clinical trials, she made a substantial contribution to understanding the mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and the effects of modern pharmacological therapies.

#### **Bogdan-Mircea Mihai**

Bogdan-Mircea Mihai is Professor in Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Head of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania. He is also a senior physician in internal medicine and senior physician in diabetes, nutrition and metabolic diseases at "Sf. Spiridon" County Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iasi, Romania. Professor Mihai has a special contribution, awarded at the national level, to the study of diabetes, made concrete through numerous books and publications in journals with high impact in the international scientific community. He has extensive experience in the management of diabetes, including its cardiovascular and renal complications, and metabolic diseases at the intersection of obesity, dyslipidemias, metabolic syndrome, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

#### **Minerva Codruta Badescu**

Minerva Codruta Badescu is MD, PhD, lecturer at "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania and senior physician in internal medicine at "Sf. Spiridon" County Emergency Clinical Hospital, IIIrd Internal Medicine Clinic, Iasi, Romania. She is a valuable member of the academic community, being involved in many universities and postgraduate educational programs and research projects. She is the author of numerous book chapters and articles in prestigious international journals, the main field of interest being cardiovascular diseases with arterial and venous thrombosis as their substrate. She also focuses on the management of antithrombotic therapy in difficult and complex clinical scenarios, such as thrombophilic states or congenital bleeding disorders. Dr Badescu was awarded three times for her peer-review activity.
