Heart Valve Surgery: Recent Trends and Future Perspective
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 January 2026 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thoracic surgery; adult cardiac surgery; minimally invasive cardiac surgery; pediatric cardiac surgery; cardiovascular surgery
Interests: cardiac surgery; heart valve diseases; minimally invasive surgery; wounds; wound healing; heart failure; robotic surgery; coronary artery bypass surgery; cardiovascular surgery; atrial fibrillation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine will focus on current and future approaches to diagnosing and surgically treating mitral valve disease in both children and adults. Recent advancements in assessing valve function for surgical decision-making primarily have primarily relied on echocardiography, CT, and MRI to evaluate stenosis and regurgitation severity, and the introduction of 3D echocardiography has enhanced anatomical and functional assessment, yet integration with hemodynamic data remains limited. A key challenge is understanding how loading conditions affect valve function, complicating data interpretation.
Currently, the prediction of post-intervention valve function is largely subjective, relying on clinical experience. In the perioperative period, the degree of regurgitation and stenosis is often underestimated due to the impact of bypass-induced loading changes on cardiac function. Future advancements aim to integrate computer simulation modeling to objectively predict valve function under different loading conditions, offering more accurate interpretations and outcome predictions.
This Special Issue will bring together both current trends and future perspectives in mitral valve diagnostics and therapy, highlighting the need for improved assessment techniques and predictive models to enhance surgical outcomes in both pediatric and adult patients.
Dr. Per Nils J.F. Wierup
Dr. Johan Sjögren
Dr. Nina Hakacova
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Clinical Medicine is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- heart valve
- diagnostics
- surgery
- echocardiography
- computer simulation
- prediction models
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
