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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 policies 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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Cardiovascular Disease and Nutrition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1284 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary patterns; micronutrients; macronutrients; inflammation; oxidative stress; metabolic syndrome; atherosclerosis; hypertension; microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)
Heart Failure: Clinical Diagnostics and Treatment, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; echocardiography; strain imaging; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; heart valve disease; new frontiers in valve therapy intervention and surgery; 3D imaging; lung ultrasound; stress echocardiography; exercise echocardiography in heart valve disease; contrast echocardiography (ultrasound-enhancing agents); echocardiography in mechanical circulatory support (ECMO; Impella; LVAD); atrial fibrillation; ablation; biomarkers; pulmonary vein isolation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Advances in Diagnosis and Interventional Therapy of Coronary Artery Disease
edited by Dario Buccheri and Stefano Cangemi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open
Keywords: percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); coronary bifurcation techniques; intracoronary imaging (optical coherence tomography (OCT)); intravascular ultrasound (IVUS); bioresorbable scaffold (BRS); drug-coated balloon (DCB); coronary physiology technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Clinical Outcome and Treatment of Cardiac Arrest
edited by Tsukasa Yagi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac arrest; post-cardiac arrest syndrome; cardiogenic shock; post-cardiac-arrest care; resuscitation science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Role of Biochemical Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Clinical Practice
edited by Marcello Galvani and Allan S. Jaffe
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: troponin; natriuretic peptides; C-reactive protein; hemostatic markers; inflammatory markers; atherosclerosis; coronary thrombosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Coronary CT Angiography in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Planning: Advances, Applications, and Challenges
edited by Avinainder Singh
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac CT; PCI planning; YesCCT; coronary artery disease; implementation science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Risk Assessment and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Focus on Catheter Ablation
edited by Yves De Greef
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; pulmonary vein isolation; advantages; techniques
(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 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10433 | Submission Open
Keywords: alcohol septal ablation; CHF; heart failure; HOCM; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; mavacamten; mitral valve regurgitation; septal myectomy; systolic anterior motion
2nd Edition: Interventional Therapies and Management in Coronary Artery Disease submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4162 | 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)
Exercise Testing and Interventions in Cardiovascular Disease
edited by Jong-Kyung Kim
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2610 | Submission Open
Keywords: sympathetic activity; parasympathetic activity; exercise testing; exercise intervention; heart rate; cardiac output; blood pressure
Recent Advances in Fetal Cardiology
edited by Luís Guedes-Martins
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open
Keywords: prenatal diagnosis; fetal cardiology; fetal doppler; fetal medicine; congenital heart disease; genetic testing; pediatric cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)
In Vitro Models for Cardiac Development, Regeneration, and Disease: Advances and Challenges submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro models; stem cell-derived cardiac cells; organ-on-chip platforms; 2D and 3D culture systems; co-culture models; cardiac regeneration; cellular therapies; heart disease modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Development and Regeneration)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Splanchnic and Peripheral Atherosclerotic Disease
edited by Michele Rossi and Marcello Andrea Tipaldi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open
Keywords: photon-counting CT; spectral CT; cardiovascular imaging; visceral aneurysms; critical limb ischemia; visceral atherosclerotic disease; peripheral artery disease; flow-diverting stent; calcified plaque
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Congenital Heart Disease: Imaging Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Challenges
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital heart disease; 3D echocardiography; cardiac MRI; 3D printing; virtual/augmented reality; catheter-based interventions; surgical results; tissue engineering; regenerative therapies; perioperative management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)
Management and Challenges in Peripheral Arterial Disease submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14611 | 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)
Arrhythmic Risk Stratification in Cardiomyopathies submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | 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)
Women and Cardiovascular Disease: The Gender Gap
edited by Sandra Eifert
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10160 | 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
Heart Rhythm Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management
edited by Rajeev K. Pathak
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7823 | 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)
New Advances in Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery
edited by Ferdi Akca
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3589 | 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)
How Should We Assess Stenosis for Revascularization: Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) Versus Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
edited by Indrė Čeponienė
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1883 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional flow reserve; invasive plaque assessment; intravascular ultrasound; revascularization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Epidemiological, Basic Science and Clinical Research Studies in Heart Failure
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; sarcoidosis; amyloidosis; HFpEF; HFrEF; HFmrEF; advanced heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)
Risk Factors and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases—Second Edition
edited by Małgorzata Poręba
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1004 | 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)
Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery: State of the Art and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimal access; minimally invasive; robotic; robot-assisted; cardiac surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Effects of Pharmaceutical Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk
edited by Giuseppe Marazzi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8103 | 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 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1884 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrhythmias; ablation; zerofluorsocopy; ultra-density mapping; new energy forms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Leaders in Cardiovascular Research: A Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Patrick Serruys
edited by Christos Bourantas and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1489 | 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)
Clinical Burden of Comorbidities on Cardiovascular System and Beyond: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-morbidity; inflammation; valves; stents; epidemiology; coronary; diabetes; gender; age; markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Cardiovascular Imaging in Heart Failure and in Valvular Heart Disease submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; valvular heart disease; aortic valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation; tricuspid valve regurgitation; aortic valve regurgitation; echocardiography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; cardiac computed tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Atrial Fibrillation: New Insights and Perspectives
edited by Jean-Baptiste Guichard and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; electroporation; thermal ablation; pulmonary vein isolation; pulsed field ablation; Marshall alcoholization; clinical trials; dispersion; mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Ventricular Arrhythmias: Mechanisms and Management
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: arrhythmia mechanisms; risk prediction; ventricular tachycardia; premature ventricular complex; ventricular fibrillation; catheter ablation; heart failure device therapies; autonomic modulation; GLP-1 agonists; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Further Understanding of Myocardial Infarction: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Clinical Outcomes
edited by Joanna Sikora
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: myocardial infarction; antiplatelet therapy; acute coronary syndromes; cardiovascular risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging—Computed Tomography (CT) Focus Issue
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10565 | 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)
Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Clinical Management, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10077 | 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)
10th Anniversary of JCDD—Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
edited by , and Paulino A. Alvarez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; heart transplantation; ECMO; impella; tandemHeart; cardiogenic shock; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; exercise training; organ donation; echocardiography; haemodynamics; right ventricle dysfunction; IABP
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Transcatheter and Surgical Approaches to Complications of Transcatheter Procedures: Current Trends and Future Challenges
edited by , and Giovanni Casali
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcatheter; complications; cardiac surgery; heart valve surgery; complications; TAVR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
State of the Art in Mitral Valve Disease
edited by Gilles D. Dreyfus
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitral valve pathophysiology and echocardiography; mitral valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation (primary; secondary; atrial ...); standard vs minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; resection or no resection; TEER mitral valve “ repair” or treatment; TEER mitral valve replacement: which prosthesis for which patient?; mitral valve replacement; mitral valve repair failures: why?; the future of mitral valve regurgitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Hybrid Ablation of the Atrial Fibrillation
edited by Massimiliano Marini
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; ablation; hybrid ablation; techniques; videothoracoscopic approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiology Practice: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; cardiac MRI; CMR; ischemia; cardiomyopathies; inflammation; vascular; stress testing; education; cardiovascular disease; non-invasive imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Contemporary Controversies and Evolving Paradigms in Cardiovascular Surgery submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular surgery; aortic valve replacement (TAVR vs. SAVR); thoracic aortic aneurysms; surgical revascularization; aortic arch disease; ischemic heart failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)
Heart Failure: Focus on Management and Prognosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; remote monitoring; telemedicine; device; patient management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Feature Papers in Imaging—Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cardiac computed tomography; nuclear cardiology; cardiovascular disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Risk, Prevention and Management
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary embolism; cardiogenic shock; right ventricle failure; biomarkers; risk stratification; PE treatment; reperfusion; artificial intelligence; bleeding
Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Stratification and Optimization of Intervention Strategies
edited by Antonella Tommasino
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4485 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary artery disease (CAD); risk stratification; acute coronary syndromes (ACSs); percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); predictive models; diagnostic imaging; imaging-guided complex PCI; adjunctive therapies; complication avoidance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)
Models and Methods for Computational Cardiology: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3096 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular development; congenital heart disease; cardiovascular imaging; patient-specific cardiovascular modeling; cardiovascular growth and remodeling; cardiovascular computational fluid dynamics; cardiovascular flow tissue interaction; hemodynamics; mechanotransduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research)
Emerging Trends and Advances in Interventional Cardiology
edited by Vlasis Ninios and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2179 | Submission Open
Keywords: interventional cardiology; coronary artery disease; structural heart disease; percutaneous coronary intervention; aortic stenosis; mitral regurgitation; tricuspid regurgitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)
Acute Myocardial Infarction: Pharmacological and Interventional Treatment
edited by and Giuseppe Giacchi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute coronary syndromes (ACS); ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); thrombotic coronary lesions; antithrombotic therapy; antiplatelet therapy; thrombus aspiration; mechanical thrombus aspiration; rheolytic thrombectomy
Stroke in the Young submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1386 | 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)
Advances in Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
edited by Chi Keong Ching
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open
Keywords: pacing in heart failure; His bundle pacing; left bundle branch area pacing; conduction system pacing; cardiac resynchronization therapy; atrioventricular nodal block
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)
Feature Review Papers in the ‘Genetics’ Section submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; genomics; polygenic risk scores; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); rare variants; pharmacogenomics; exposome; gene– environment interactions; multi-omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics)
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging in Structural Heart Disease: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Perspectives
edited by , Oliviero Caleo and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); coronary artery disease (CAD); computed tomography angiography (CTA); cardiovascular disease (CVD); valvular heart disease (VHD); cardiovascular imaging; multimodal imaging; preprocedural imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)
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