Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging: An Exciting Future to Revolutionize the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Zhonghua Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10094

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular imaging; diagnosis; risk stratification; visualisation; photon-counting CT; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Unraveling the Complexities of Cardiometabolic Diseases: Interdisciplinary Insights and Innovative Approaches

edited by

Fotios Barkas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4378

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; dyslipidemia; obesity; diabetes; hypertension; renal disease

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

10th Anniversary of JCDD—Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research

edited by

Thomas Brand

and

Jörg Männer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2808

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)

Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1763

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)

Clinical Application of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

edited by

Vincenzo Ezio Santobuono

and

Andrea Igoren Guaricci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 206

Keywords: cardiac implantable electronic devices; ICD; subcutaneous ICD; extravascular ICD; conduction system pacing; leadless pacemaker; resynchronization therapy; heart failure; remote monitoring; sudden cardiac death

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

10th Anniversary of JCDD—'Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease' Section

edited by

Natasja de Groot

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7491 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac surgery; procedural outcome; postoperative course; postoperative sequela; cardiac arrhythmias; heart failure; genetic defects; survival rates

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

Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Hypertensive Heart Disease

edited by

Jonathan Bella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6226 | 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 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5987 | 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)

Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Stratification and Optimization of Intervention Strategies

edited by Antonella Tommasino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3711 | 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)

Heart Valve Surgery: Repair and Replacement

edited by Sameer Hirji and Alexis Kofi Okoh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3372 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Models and Methods for Computational Cardiology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Richard L. Goodwin

and

Sandra Rugonyi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2780 | 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)

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

edited by Martin Schweiger

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6315 | 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)

Cardiovascular Disease and Nutrition

edited by

Aivars Lejnieks

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | 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)

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 507 | 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 282 | 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)

Heart Failure: Clinical Diagnostics and Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Evgeny Belyavskiy

,

Daniel A. Morris

and

Nicolas Merke

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 265 | 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)

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 181 | 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 56 | 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 116 | 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 9525 | 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

edited by

Tomasz Rakowski

and

Łukasz Rzeszutko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3255 | 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 1903 | 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 861 | 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)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Splanchnic and Peripheral Atherosclerotic Disease

edited by Michele Rossi and Marcello Andrea Tipaldi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 493 | 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

edited by

Jacek Kolcz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 290 | 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)

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

edited by

Richard T. Lee

and

Nivedhitha Velayutham

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 201 | 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)

Management and Challenges in Peripheral Arterial Disease

edited by

Christos Rammos

and

Grigorios Korosoglou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14285 | 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

edited by

Marisa Varrenti

and

Patrizio Mazzone

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 363 | 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 9335 | 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 6851 | 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 3053 | 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 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractional flow reserve; invasive plaque assessment; intravascular ultrasound; revascularization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Risk Factors and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases—Second Edition

edited by Małgorzata Poręba

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 767 | 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)

Epidemiological, Basic Science and Clinical Research Studies in Heart Failure

edited by

Imo A. Ebong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 610 | 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)

Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery: State of the Art and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jason M. Ali

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 91 | 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

Giuseppe Caminiti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7261 | 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

edited by

Matteo Bertini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1632 | 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

Scot Garg

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | 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

edited by

Zbigniew Siudak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | 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

edited by

Daniel A. Morris

and

Evgeny Belyavskiy

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 548 | 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)

Ventricular Arrhythmias: Mechanisms and Management

edited by

Faisal F. Syed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 61 | 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)

Atrial Fibrillation: New Insights and Perspectives

edited by Jean-Baptiste Guichard and

Antoine Da Costa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 49 | 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)

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

edited by Joanna Sikora

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 77 | 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

edited by

Gudrun Feuchtner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9583 | 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

edited by

Stavros Dimopoulos

,

Christos Kourek

and

Eleftherios Karatzanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8276 | 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

Stavros Dimopoulos

,

Alexandros Briasoulis

and Paulino A. Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5594 | 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

Antonio Nenna

,

Giuseppe Patti

and Giovanni Casali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2535 | 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 1568 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | 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)

Hybrid Ablation of the Atrial Fibrillation

edited by Massimiliano Marini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; ablation; hybrid ablation; techniques; videothoracoscopic approach

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

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