Previous studies have shown that PARP1 is associated with many cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, myocardial hypertrophy and circulatory shockn (Molnár et al., 2006; Pacher and Szabó, 2007; Esposito and Cuzzocrea, 2009; Xu et al., 2014). The gene discussed is PARP1; the disease is cardiovascular disorder.