Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiovascular research has therefore never been more crucial. Cardiovascular researchers must be provided with a research environment that enables them to perform at their highest level, maximizing their opportunities to work effectively with key stakeholders to address this global issue. At present, cardiovascular researchers face a range of challenges and barriers, including a decline in funding, job insecurity and a lack of diversity at senior leadership levels. Indeed, many cardiovascular researchers, particularly women, have considered leaving the sector, highlighting a crucial need to develop strategies to support and retain researchers working in the cardiovascular field. In this Roadmap article, we present solutions to problems relevant to cardiovascular researchers worldwide that are broadly classified across three key areas: capacity building, research funding and fostering diversity and equity. This Roadmap provides opportunities for research institutions, as well as governments and funding bodies, to implement changes from policy to practice, to address the most important factors restricting the career progression of cardiovascular researchers.

心血管疾病仍然是全球死亡的主要原因。因此，心血管研究从未如此重要。必须为心血管研究人员提供一个研究环境，使他们能够发挥最高水平，最大限度地利用他们与主要利益相关者有效合作解决这一全球问题的机会。目前，心血管研究人员面临一系列挑战和障碍，包括资金减少、工作不安全以及高层领导层缺乏多样性。事实上，许多心血管研究人员，尤其是女性，已经考虑离开该领域，强调制定战略以支持和留住心血管领域研究人员的关键需求。在这篇路线图文章中，我们提出了与全球心血管研究人员相关的问题的解决方案，这些问题大致分为三个关键领域：能力建设、研究资金以及促进多样性和公平性。该路线图为研究机构以及政府和资助机构提供了实施从政策到实践的变化的机会，以解决限制心血管研究人员职业发展的最重要因素。