Acute Cardiovascular Care in the Cardiological Intensive Care Unit: What Is New?
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Acquired Cardiovascular Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: acute cardiovascular care (especially cardiogenic shock, acute and advanced heart failure, and acute coronary syndromes); chronic heart failure; pulmonary hypertension; adult echocardiography
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Interests: acute cardiovascular care (especially cardiogenic shock, acute and advanced heart failure, and acute coronary syndromes); chronic heart failure; adult echocardiography
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past three years, acute cardiovascular care in the Cardiological Intensive Care Unit (CICU) has rapidly evolved, driven by new evidence, updated guidelines, and technological innovation. This Special Issue, "Acute Cardiovascular Care in the Cardiological Intensive Care Unit: What Is New?", aims to highlight emerging strategies in the management of critically ill cardiac patients.
Recent position papers and guidelines—such as the 2023 ESC Guidelines on Acute Coronary Syndromes, the 2023 ESC Position Statement on Cardiogenic Shock, and the 2022 ESC Guidelines on Pulmonary Embolism—emphasize more precise phenotyping of critically ill patients and a multidisciplinary approach to care. Advances in hemodynamic monitoring (e.g., pulmonary artery catheterization and echocardiographic profiling), early initiation of mechanical circulatory support (IABP, Impella, and ECMO), and refined decision algorithms are reshaping the management of cardiogenic shock.
In acute coronary syndromes, particularly in complex and high-risk settings, data from registries and trials such as CULPRIT-SHOCK, DANAMI-3, and IABP-SHOCK II continue to inform tailored interventional strategies. In pulmonary embolism, risk-adapted reperfusion strategies have gained traction following recent ESC updates.
New frontiers also include the application of non-invasive ventilation in acute heart failure, myocarditis phenotyping and management, and the reclassification of cardiomyopathies based on genetics and inflammatory profiles.
We welcome original research, reviews, and clinical cases/case series that reflect these trends and promote excellence in cardiovascular intensive care.
Dr. Francesca Giordana
Guest Editor
Dr. Andrea Falcetta
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- cardiological intensive care unit (CICU)
- cardiogenic shock
- acute heart failure
- mechanical circulatory support
- acute coronary syndromes
- pulmonary embolism
- non-invasive ventilation
- myocarditis
- cardiomyopathies
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