Current Concept and Emerging Treatments of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiovascular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 384
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coronary physiology; intracoronary imaging; imaging-derived computational physiology; drug coated balloon and bioresorbable scaffolds; virtual PCI; artificial-intelligence
Interests: coronary physiology; intracoronary imaging; imaging-derived computational physiology; drug coated balloon and bioresorbable scaffolds; virtual PCI; artificial-intelligence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, necessitating continual advancements in its diagnosis, treatment, and management. The understanding of CAD progression has expanded, including the role of inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque instability as critical factors in disease progression, leading to new therapeutic targets.
This Special Issue will dive deep into the current state of PCI, emphasizing the ongoing debate around the appropriateness of stent-based revascularization. Reliance on angiography alone can lead to inappropriate treatment decisions, while physiological assessments are crucial for ensuring that PCI is both appropriate and effective.
Secondly, this Special Issue will focus on the concept of residual angina post-PCI, exploring how suboptimal revascularization and/or microvascular dysfunction contribute to ongoing patient symptoms.
Third, this Special Issue will focus on the emerging role of simulated virtual PCI and advanced imaging-derived technologies that integrate anatomical and physiological data for better procedural planning and outcomes.
Lastly, new emerging technologies, such as drug-coated balloons and bioresorbable stents, are gaining attention as alternatives to traditional drug-eluting stents. These technologies aim to reduce long-term complications associated with permanent implants, such as late stent thrombosis and restenosis.
This Special Issue highlights the need for ongoing research and collaboration among clinicians, researchers, and industry to further refine and implement these emerging treatments, ultimately improving outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease.
Dr. Simone Fezzi
Dr. Roberto Scarsini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coronary physiology
- intracoronary imaging
- imaging-derived computational physiology
- drug-coated balloon and bioresorbable scaffolds
- virtual PCI
- artificial intelligence
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