Bianchini Elisabetta, Climie Rachel E, Mayer Christopher Clemens, Martina Maria Raffaella, Nandi Manasi, Schmidt-Trucksäss Arno, Segers Patrick, Park Chloe, Pucci Giacomo, Terentes-Printzios Dimitrios, Charlton Peter H
Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy.
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool St, Hobart, 7000 Australia.
Artery Res. 2024;30(Suppl 1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s44200-023-00041-5. Epub 2024 Jan 29.
In general, a terminology shared and agreed by different stakeholders is important to facilitate communication and cooperation. This holds true in the field of vascular ageing for the benefit of global cardiovascular health. The need to promote a common language and understanding across this area was recognised by VascAgeNet, a collaborative network with relevant and diverse expertise in the vascular ageing field, supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology. To contribute to the spread of unified terms in the vascular ageing field, a glossary was created by VascAgeNet and this paper describes the systematic process used for its development.
An initial list of terms and preliminary definitions were collated from the network. A dedicated team was created to design the glossary development process, to facilitate its implementation and to maximise outreach and dissemination. The key steps of the process were to determine: (1) the target audience; (2) a list of priority terms; (3) a template structure for definitions; (4) methods for collecting feedback and (5) the dissemination plan.
An implementation strategy was provided for each key step and shared within the network; main decisions were agreed by all members of the glossary team. Small groups of definitions were released on a regular basis within a pilot phase including 19 terms (status: 05.09.2023) that were published openly at https://vascagenet.eu/official-glossary.
The strategy for creating the first Vascular Ageing Glossary has been successfully designed and developed within VascAgeNet. A pilot phase covering the first publicly available terms was completed. The glossary is a living document, available to the scientific community, which aims to unify the vascular ageing language.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44200-023-00041-5.
一般而言，不同利益相关者共享并认可的术语对于促进沟通与合作至关重要。在血管老化领域，这对于全球心血管健康有益。血管老化网络（VascAgeNet）认识到有必要在这一领域推广通用语言和理解，该网络是一个在血管老化领域拥有相关且多样专业知识的合作网络，由欧洲科技合作组织提供支持。为了促进血管老化领域统一术语的传播，血管老化网络创建了一个术语表，本文描述了其制定所采用的系统过程。
从网络中整理出术语的初始列表和初步定义。成立了一个专门团队来设计术语表的制定过程，促进其实施，并最大限度地扩大推广和传播范围。该过程的关键步骤包括确定：（1）目标受众；（2）优先术语列表；（3）定义的模板结构；（4）收集反馈的方法；（5）传播计划。
为每个关键步骤提供了实施策略并在网络内共享；术语表团队的所有成员都就主要决策达成了一致。在试点阶段定期发布了一小部分定义，包括19个术语（状态：2023年9月5日），这些术语已在https://vascagenet.eu/official-glossary上公开发布。
血管老化网络已成功设计并开发出创建首个血管老化术语表的策略。涵盖首批公开可用术语的试点阶段已完成。该术语表是一份面向科学界的动态文件，旨在统一血管老化领域的语言。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s44200-023-00041-5获取的补充材料。
