EDITORIAL: Message from the Editor-in-Chief

2011 has been an excellent year for the journal of the saudi heart association. we have acquired a lot of attention and have experienced an increase in the number of manuscripts submitted to the journal. in addition, our full-text electronic downloads have increased 78% in the past year with the majority of downloads coming from the united states (14%) followed closely by china (12%) and then saudi arabia and uk (5% each).