Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

Further Understanding of Myocardial Infarction: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Clinical Outcomes

edited by Joanna Sikora

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: myocardial infarction; antiplatelet therapy; acute coronary syndromes; cardiovascular risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Clinical Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stavros Dimopoulos

,

Christos Kourek

and

Eleftherios Karatzanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28479 | 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)

Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging—Computed Tomography (CT) Focus Issue

edited by

Gudrun Feuchtner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17866 | 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)

Transcatheter and Surgical Approaches to Complications of Transcatheter Procedures: Current Trends and Future Challenges

edited by

Antonio Nenna

,

Giuseppe Patti

and Giovanni Casali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10436 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcatheter; complications; cardiac surgery; heart valve surgery; complications; TAVR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

10th Anniversary of JCDD—Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation

edited by

Stavros Dimopoulos

,

Alexandros Briasoulis

and Paulino A. Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10266 | 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)

State of the Art in Mitral Valve Disease

edited by Gilles D. Dreyfus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7768 | 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)

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiology Practice: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastian Kelle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5959 | 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)

In Vitro Models for Cardiac Development, Regeneration, and Disease: Advances and Challenges

edited by

Richard T. Lee

and

Nivedhitha Velayutham

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3241 | 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)

Emerging Trends and Advances in Interventional Cardiology

edited by Vlasis Ninios and

Georgios Papadopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10993 | 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)

Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Stratification and Optimization of Intervention Strategies

edited by Antonella Tommasino

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9140 | 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)

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging in Structural Heart Disease: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Perspectives

edited by

Alfonso Campanile

, Oliviero Caleo and

Carmine Izzo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7396 | 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)

Models and Methods for Computational Cardiology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Richard L. Goodwin

and

Sandra Rugonyi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4965 | 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)

Stroke in the Young

edited by

Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4129 | 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)

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Pharmacological and Interventional Treatment

edited by

Antonino Nicosia

and Giuseppe Giacchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3923 | 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

Recent Advances in Fetal Cardiology

edited by Luís Guedes-Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3258 | 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)

Feature Review Papers in the ‘Genetics’ Section

edited by

Maria Grazia Andreassi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3033 | 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)

Advances in Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

edited by Chi Keong Ching and Sofian Johar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360 | 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)

The Present and Future of Sports Cardiology and Exercise, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elena Cavarretta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 705 | 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)

Risk Factors and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery: 2nd Edition

edited by Jae Hwan Choi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac surgery; outcomes research; risk factor analysis; mechanical circulatory support; heart transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Recent Advances in Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects (ASD) and Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD)

edited by Mario Carminati, Israel Valverde and Xiangbin Pan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: ASD; VSD; multiple septal defects; transcatheter closure; reabsorbable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging in Cardiomyopathy

edited by

Luca Arcari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiomyopathies; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; dilated cardiomyopathy; cardiac amyloidosis; arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; echocardiography; nuclear imaging

Controversies in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

edited by

Alan P. Sawchuk

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: stroke treatment; prevention of large vessel ischemic stroke; anticoagulant therapy for embolic stroke; cryptogenic stroke; neurointerventional management; lytic therapy; blood pressure management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)

Feature Review Papers in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: 2nd Edition

edited by

Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: stroke; cerebrovascular disease; transient ischemic attack; ischemic stroke; intracerebral hemorrhage; subarachnoid hemorrhage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)

Congenital Heart Disease: Technological Innovations in Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Therapy

edited by Martin Schweiger

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10066 | 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)

Feature Review Papers in Cardiovascular Clinical Research

edited by

Jochen Wöhrle

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19697 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; interventional therapy; drugs; medication; prognosis; rehabilitation; acute cardiovascular care; Intensive cardiovascular care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

edited by Genovefa D. Kolovou, Evangelos Liberopoulos and Haralampos J. Milionis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open

Keywords: familial hypercholesterolemia; atherosclerosis; LDL cholesterol; genetic mutations; lipid-lowering therapies; premature heart disease; risk assessment; early diagnosis; pharmacological treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

Critical Care Update: Cardiology

edited by

Sasa Rajsic

and

Benedikt Treml

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2051 | 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)

Pulmonary Hypertension: Far from a Rare Disease—a Journey from Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by Giovanna Manzi, Silvia Papa and Tommaso Recchioni

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; pathophysiology; diagnosis; treatment; molecular mechanisms; cellular pathways; genetic factors; environmental influences; advanced imaging; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)

Heart Failure: Advanced Imaging and New Treatments

edited by

Antonello D’Andrea

,

Alfredo Mauriello

and Adriana Correra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; biomarkers; cardiomyopathies; device therapy; echocardiography; imaging; arrythmias; cardiac rehabilitation; heart valve disease

Computational Cardiology Models and Methods

edited by

Nicholas G Kounis

and

Cesare De Gregorio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: vascular biology; endothelial dysfunction; angiogenesis; inflammation and immune response; heart failure (HFrEF; HFpEF); sudden cardiac death; peripheral artery disease; thrombosis and hemostasis; myocardial infarction; atherosclerosis; hypertension; arrhythmias (AF; VT; VF; etc.); exercise modulation of functional recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research)

Advances in Thrombosis Diagnosis and Antithrombotic Therapy

edited by Ovidio De Filippo,

Fabrizio D’Ascenzo

and Francesco Antonio Veneziano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: antithrombotic therapy; ischemic heart disease; risk stratification; personalized medicine; dual antiplatelet therapy; bleeding risk; coronary artery disease; artificial intelligence

Atrial Fibrillation: Current Considerations for Diagnosis, Therapy, and Management

edited by

Giulio Molon

and Stefano Bonapace

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhythm control; anticoagulation; catheter ablation; pulsed-field ablation; cryoablation; paroxysmal AF; persistent AF; left atrial appendage (LAA); antiarrhythmic drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Atrial Fibrillation: Risk Stratification, Epidemiology, Treatment Advances and Prognostic Interventions

edited by Rui Bebiano Da Providencia E Costa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulsed field ablation; arrhythmia; pulmonary veins; obesity; multi-morbidity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Hypertensive Heart Disease

edited by

Jonathan Bella

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 18389 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypertension; left ventricular hypertrophy; prognosis; genetics; echocardiography; non-invasive cardiac imaging; hypertension treatment; atrial fibrillation; heart failure; coronary artery disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)

Current Status and Future Challenges of Aortic Arch Surgery

edited by

Jason Ali

and Ravi De Silva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15186 | Submission Open

Keywords: aortic arch; aneurysm; aortic dissection; frozen elephant trunk; TEVAR; acute aortic syndrome; deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; cerebral perfusion; spinal cord protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Epidemiological, Basic Science and Clinical Research Studies in Heart Failure

edited by

Imo A. Ebong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7235 | 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)

Heart Valve Surgery: Repair and Replacement

edited by Sameer Hirji and Alexis Kofi Okoh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6640 | Submission Open

Keywords: aortic stenosis; mitral valve disease; tricuspid regurgitation; mitraclip; transcatheter aortic valve replacement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Updates on Atrio-Ventricular Node Anatomy and Physiology and on AVNRTs Circuit

edited by Claudio Pandozi and

Andrea Matteucci

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4976 | Submission Open

Keywords: AV node; Koch's triangle; slow pathway; high‐density mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Splanchnic and Peripheral Atherosclerotic Disease

edited by Michele Rossi and Marcello Andrea Tipaldi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1858 | 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)

Clinical Outcome and Treatment of Cardiac Arrest

edited by Tsukasa Yagi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1488 | 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)

Insights into Left Bundle Branch Pacing Mechanics and Efficacy

edited by Francesco Vitali

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open

Keywords: left bundle branch area pacing; conduction system pacing; ventricular mechanics; myocardial work efficiency; septal pacing; cardiac resynchronization therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Acute Cardiovascular Care in the Cardiological Intensive Care Unit: What Is New?

edited by

Francesca Giordana

and

Andrea Falcetta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiological intensive care unit (CICU); cardiogenic shock; acute heart failure; mechanical circulatory support; acute coronary syndromes; pulmonary embolism; non-invasive ventilation; myocarditis; cardiomyopathies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)

Emerging Advances in Cardiac Electrophysiology: Mapping, Ablation, and Novel Technologies

edited by

Michael Spartalis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac electrophysiology; atrial fibrillation; ventricular arrhythmias; electroanatomical mapping; catheter ablation; pulsed field ablation (PFA); conduction system pacing; implantable cardiac devices; cardiac imaging and substrate characterization; artificial intelligence in electrophysiology; digital health and remote monitoring; novel technologies and innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Evolving Strategies for the Management of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

edited by

Riyaz Kaba

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; persistent atrial fibrillation; heart failure; cardiomyopathies; technology; comorbidities; imaging; mapping; ablation; surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

The Past, Present, and Future of Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Treatment Prospects

edited by Roxana Sulica and Himanshu Deshwal

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension; sotatercept; precision-medicine; BMPR2; prostacyclin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation

edited by

Stephen Clark

and Jason Moore

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cardiac surgery; heart transplantation; machine learning; predictive analytics; surgical robotics; assisted medical imaging; clinical decision support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)

Advances in Diagnosis and Interventional Therapy of Coronary Artery Disease

edited by Dario Buccheri and Stefano Cangemi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4649 | 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)

Arrhythmic Risk Stratification, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marisa Varrenti

and

Patrizio Mazzone

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | 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)

Regenerative Medicine in Congenital Heart Disease—Current Status and Future Challenges

edited by Beatrijs Bartelds

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: congenital heart disease; regenerative medicine; cardiac regeneration; regenerative strategies; iPSC; cardiac tissue engineering; pediatric cardiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)

Cardiovascular Disease and Nutrition

edited by

Aivars Lejnieks

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5801 | 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)

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