In 2016, the World Journal of Cardiology (WJC) has published the 10^th issue which containing 8 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Physical activity in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Overview updated”, a Minireviews by Alberto J Alves, PhD, et al from the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, Portugal; and (2) “Randomized controlled trial of remote ischemic preconditioning and atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery”, an Original Article by Amir S Lotfi, MD, et al from the Department of Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine,, etc. We invite you to peruse all 8 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in cardiology that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 8, Issue 10, October 26, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Cardiology, Guido Krenning, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9713GZ, Netherlands

The WJC is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of cardiology. It was launched on December 31, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage cardiologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJC describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/e-journal.htm.