Residual Risk in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 1502
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cardiology; interventional cardiology; percutaneous coronary intervention; PCI; acute heart failure; myocardial infarction; acute heart failure
Interests: cardiology; precision medicine; residual risk; acute coronary syndrome; percutaneous coronary intervention; PCI
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite major advances in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) techniques and evidence-based pharmacological therapies, patients undergoing PCI—particularly those at high risk—continue to experience a substantial burden of residual cardiovascular risk. Recurrent ischemic events, bleeding complications, heart failure, and mortality remain frequent even in the era of contemporary stent platforms and optimized secondary prevention strategies. This residual risk reflects the complex interplay of residual lipid-related, thrombotic, metabolic, inflammatory, and polyvascular mechanisms that are often insufficiently captured by traditional risk stratification models.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive and clinically oriented overview of residual risk in high-risk patients undergoing PCI, focusing on emerging concepts, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies to improve long-term outcomes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, lipoprotein(a) and other lipid abnormalities, antiplatelet treatment optimization and de-escalation strategies, glucose metabolism and continuous glucose monitoring, polyvascular and carotid artery disease, inflammation, advanced imaging, and personalized risk stratification approaches. Original research articles and state-of-the-art reviews addressing mechanisms, risk prediction, and tailored secondary prevention strategies are all welcome. By integrating multidimensional perspectives, this Special Issue aims to advance a more personalized and comprehensive approach to secondary prevention after PCI.
Dr. Giampiero Vizzari
Prof. Dr. Antonio Micari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cardiology
- precision medicine
- residual risk
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- PCI
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