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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 32821
Keywords: minimal access; minimally invasive; robotic; robot-assisted; cardiac surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
10th Anniversary of JCDD—'Cardiac Development and Regeneration' Section — from Development to Regeneration submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10900 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiomyocyte proliferation; cardiac tissue engineering; 3D bioprinting; vascular regeneration; vascular tissue engineering; 3D bioprinting; cardiac organoids; hiPSC-differentiation; injectable materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Development and Regeneration)
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: New Emerging Technologies, Promising Ablation Strategies beyond the Pulmonary Veins and Potential Role of Ablation in Improving Patient Prognosis
edited by Yves De Greef and Wim Anné
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8086 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced ablation technologies (pulsed field ablation and others); persistent pulmonary vein isolation (predictors and ablation strategies); ablation strategies in persistent AF; impact of ablation on ‘ hard’ endpoints such as heart failure; mortality (role of ablation in improving prognosis)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Current Challenges in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 44907 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac arrhythmias; cardiac pacemaker; cardiac resynchronization therapy; cardiomyopathies; congenital heart defects; heart failure; heart transplantation; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; mechanical circulatory support; ventricular assist devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11814 | Submission Open
Keywords: aortic valve; transcatheter aortic valve procedures; transcatheter devices; aortic valve stenosis; paravalvular leak; access sites for TAVI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Current Practice in Cardiac Imaging submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6848 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart; cardiac; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; technology; practical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging: An Exciting Future to Revolutionize the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5602 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular imaging; diagnosis; risk stratification; visualisation; photon-counting CT; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Congenital Heart Disease: Technological Innovations in Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Therapy
edited by Martin Schweiger
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimal invasive procedures in pediatric cardiac surgery; 3D printing; advanced imaging modalities; bioresorbable devices; artificial intelligence; tissue engineering; growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)
How Should We Assess Stenosis for Revascularization: Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) Versus Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
edited by Indrė Čeponienė
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional flow reserve; invasive plaque assessment; intravascular ultrasound; revascularization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Past, Present and Future
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrophysiology; diagnostic catheters; basic of signal analysis; automatic signal analysis; arrhythmia treatment; ionizing radiation reduction; 3D cardiac reconstruction; AI in signal interpretation; sources of energy; electroporation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
2nd Edition: Interventional Therapies and Management in Coronary Artery Disease submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary artery disease; myocardial ischemia; myocardial viability; chronic coronary syndromes; acute coronary syndromes; MINOCA; INOCA; coronary revascularization; percutaneous coronary interventions; coronary artery surgical revascularization; coronary artery bypass grafting; cardiac imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Coronary Arterial Anomalies
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary arterial anomalies; sudden cardiac death; trans-septal course of the left main coronary artery; unroofing; intramural coronary artery; interarterial coronary artery; anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)
Risk Factors and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
edited by Małgorzata Poręba
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14657 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular risk factors; smoking; hypertension; hypercholesterolemia; lipids; diabetes; obesity; overweight; diet; occupational factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)
Feature Papers in Imaging
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13318 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cardiac computed tomography; nuclear cardiology; cardiovascular disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
The Present and Future of Sports Cardiology and Exercise
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7637 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports cardiology; exercise; exercise prescription; electrocardiogram; echocardiography; oxidative stress; cardiomyopathy; heart valve disease; preventive cardiology; cardiac rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)
Identifying Mechanisms and Patterns in Cardiovascular Disease submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6784 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID; atrial fibrillation; immune system; aortic stiffness; carotid stiffness; molecular targets; cardiac hypertrophy; bioengineering; medical devices; gene pathway analysis; heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Extensive Approach to Atrial Fibrillation: Background and Future Perspectives submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5460 | Submission Open
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; omic approach; metabolomics; genomics; risk factors; prevention; ablation; stroke; dementia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging—Computed Tomography (CT) Focus Issue
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2434 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; structural heart disease; valvular heart disease; congenital heart disease; computed tomography (CT); photon counting CT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
INOCA, ANOCA, and MINOCA: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2337 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary microvascular dysfunction; acute coronary syndrome; MINOCA; chronic coronary syndrome; INOCA; ANOCA
Food, Drugs and Environmental Exposures as Triggers of Myocardial Injury and Myocardial Infarction
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial injury; myocardial infarction; diet; drugs; environmental exposures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research)
Heart Valve Surgery: Repair and Replacement
edited by Sameer Hirji and Alexis Kofi Okoh
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: aortic stenosis; mitral valve disease; tricuspid regurgitation; mitraclip; transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Electrophysiology
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; cardiac electrophysiology; predictive modeling; personalized medicine; signal analysis; big data; supervised learning; unsupervised learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Advancements in the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
edited by Christos G. Mihos
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3354 | Submission Open
Keywords: alcohol septal ablation; CHF; heart failure; HOCM; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; mavacamten; mitral valve regurgitation; septal myectomy; systolic anterior motion
New Advances in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
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submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: aortic stenosis; transcatheter aortic valve replacement; hostile access; valve design; bicuspid aortic valve; aortic regurgitation; valve-in-valve
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Critical Care in Modern Cardiology submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16164 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical care; cardiology; resuscitation; PCA; myocardial infarct; acute illness; intensive care; shock; cardiogenic shock; ECMO; arrhythmias; STEMI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in Heart Failure
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8256 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; nuclear imaging; multimodality; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; myocardium
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
10th Anniversary of JCDD—Remote Monitoring with Cardiac Implanted Electronic Devices in Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7053 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote monitoring; cardiac pacing; device therapy; arrhythmias; heart failure; integrated care; decision making; guidelines; digital health; telemedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Women and Cardiovascular Disease: The Gender Gap
edited by Sandra Eifert
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open
Keywords: interventional and surgical treatment of women and cardiovascular disease; heart failure; coronary and valvular heart disease; aortic pathologies; arrhythmias and related basic science; risk factors; hormones
Effects of Pharmaceutical Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk
edited by Giuseppe Marazzi and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular risk factors; primary prevention; hypercholesterolemia; diabetes; hypertension
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)
Modern Approach to Complex Arrhythmias, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrhythmias; ablation; zerofluorsocopy; ultra-density mapping; new energy forms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
edited by Nika Skoro-sajer
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary arterial hypertension; hemodynamic definition; pulmonary hypertension
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Leaders in Cardiovascular Research: A Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Patrick Serruys
edited by Christos Bourantas and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary artery disease; intravascular imaging; percutaneous coronary interventions; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; coronary angiography; risk stratification; computed tomography coronary angiography; drug coated balloon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Management and Challenges in Peripheral Arterial Disease submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11239 | Submission Open
Keywords: peripheral vascular interventions; endovascular/hybrid/surgical therapy; peripheral perfusion; primary prevention; secondary prevention; peripheral artery disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Risk Factors and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
edited by Jae Hwan Choi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10496 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac surgery; outcomes research; risk factor analysis; mechanical circulatory support; heart transplantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Heart Diseases in Children
edited by Yogen Singh and Cecile Tissot
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5157 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical congenital heart defects; antenatal diagnosis; perinatal management; univertricular physiology; outcomes; heart failure; pulmonary hypertension
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)
Heart Rhythm Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management
edited by Rajeev K. Pathak
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1214 | Submission Open
Keywords: tachyarrhythmias; bradyarrhythmias; myocardial strain; cardiac MRI; myocardial scar; atrial fibrillation ablation; ventricular arrhythmia ablation; physiological pacing; sudden cardiac death
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Clinical Management, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports cardiology; cardiovascular risk factors; diabetes mellitus; arterial hypertension; obesity; diagnosis; chronic coronary syndromes; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; heart failure; valvular heart disease; pulmonary hypertension; congenital heart disease; cardiomyopathies; ventricular assist devices; sudden cardiac death; exercise training; rehabilitation; risk stratification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)
Cardiac Device Therapy: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: device therapy; ICD; leadless; conduction; CRT; heart failure; arrhythmia; pacing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
10th Anniversary of JCDD—Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart disease; cardiac organoids; single-cell sequencing; novel technologies; hemodynamics and CV-biology; tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research)
Myocardial Oxygen Consumption and Myocardial Efficiency in Various Physiological States
edited by Lawrence J. Mulligan
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial oxygen consumption; stroke work; myocardial efficiency; cardiovascular disease; pregnancy; heart failure; aortic valve disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Arrhythmic Risk Stratification in Cardiomyopathies submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiomyopathies; channelopathies; arrhythmic risk; ventricular arrhythmias; sudden death; genetics; cardiac MRI; ablation of ventricular arrhythmias
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Genetics of Cardiomyopathy
edited by Elham Kayvanpour and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2359 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiomyopathy; diagnosis; treatment; genetics; translational medicine; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Feature Review Papers in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6653 | Submission Open
Keywords: review; stroke; cerebrovascular disease; transient ischaemic attack; ischaemic stroke; intracerebral haemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Management for Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open
Keywords: bicuspid aortic valve; aortopathy; classification; diagnosis; treatment; newborns; children; balloon valvuloplasty; surgical valvotomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
New Advances in Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery
edited by Ferdi Akca
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimally invasive coronary surgery; MICS-CABG; endoscopic mammary artery harvest; MIDCAB; robotic-assisted coronary surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Exercise Testing and Interventions in Cardiovascular Disease
edited by Jong-Kyung Kim
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: sympathetic activity; parasympathetic activity; exercise testing; exercise intervention; heart rate; cardiac output; blood pressure
Stroke in the Young submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: young; neonate; child; cerebrovascular disease; stroke; cerebral infarction; intracerebral haemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; risk factors; mechanisms; prognosis; outcomes; complications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)
Pulmonary Hypertension: Current Status of Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by Roxana Sulica and Himanshu Deshwal
submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9669 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary arterial hypertension  ; diagnosis  ; treatment  ; hemodynamics
Ventricular Arrhythmias: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6579 | Submission Open
Keywords: ventricular arrhythmias; electrical storm; Sudden cardiac death; cardiac imaging; catheter ablation; antiarrhythmic drugs; mechanical circulatory support
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Clinical Applications of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CT)
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submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6204 | Submission Open
Keywords: computed tomography angiography; cardiovascular imaging; contrast media; spectral computed tomography; quantitative imaging; coronary artery disease; aortic disease; pulmonary embolism; structural heart disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
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