Heart Diseases: New Insights into Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editor
2. HU-REN-SZTE Research Group for Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Szeged, Hungary
Interests: arrhythmias; cardiac electrophysiology; ion currents; heart disease; Ca2+ cycling; hiPSC; cardiomyocytes; molecular biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heart disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, driven by complex interactions among genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms. This Special Issue titled “Heart Diseases: New Insights into Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms” aims to explore the fundamental molecular and cellular pathways involved in diverse cardiovascular conditions—such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathies, and arrhythmias—with the goal of advancing the mechanistic understanding and developing novel therapeutic strategies. We welcome studies that investigate molecular signaling, gene regulation, cellular remodeling, electrophysiological mechanisms, inflammation, metabolism, and other biomolecular processes underlying cardiovascular pathology. However, please keep in mind that since IJMS is a journal focused on molecular science, purely clinical investigations without mechanistic or molecular insight will not be suitable for this issue. On the other hand, we strongly encourage submissions that combine clinical relevance with biomolecular experimentation, as well as model-based studies supported by molecular or cellular data. By highlighting cutting-edge molecular research across a spectrum of heart diseases and rhythm disorders, this Special Issue aims to foster translational insights that may ultimately improve cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Noémi Tóth
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heart disease
- arrhythmias
- molecular biology
- cardiomyocytes
- heart failure
- myocardial infarction
- ion channels
- remodeling
- rhythm disorders
- ischemic heart disease
- cardiomyopathy
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